Tangra Yumco
Salt lake in Tibet
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Tangra Yumco (Tibetan: དྭངས་རྭ་གཡུ་མཚོ, Wylie: dwangs rwa g.yu mtsho, Chinese: 当惹雍错; pinyin: dāng rě yōng cuò) is a salt lake in Tibet, China. It is in the southwest of Nyima County. Tangra Yumco is 835.8 square kilometres (322.7 sq mi), with a drainage area of 8,219.7 square kilometres (3,173.6 sq mi), an elevation of 4,528 metres (14,856 ft), length 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) and mean width 11.65 kilometres (7.24 mi) (maximum width 19.4 metres [64 ft]).[1] It is the holy lake of the Bön believers.
Coordinates31°00′N 86°34′E
Primary inflowsDaguo Zangbu, Buzhai Zangbu
Catchment area8,219.7 km2 (3,173.6 sq mi)
| Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo) | |
|---|---|
Satellite Image of Tangra Yumco | |
  Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo) | |
| Coordinates | 31°00′N 86°34′E |
| Type | Endorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural |
| Primary inflows | Daguo Zangbu, Buzhai Zangbu |
| Catchment area | 8,219.7 km2 (3,173.6 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 71.7 km (45 mi) |
| Max. width | 19.4 km (12 mi) |
| Surface area | 835.8 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft) |
Climate
| Climate data for Tangra Yumco | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.0 (44.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−7.4 (18.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
21 (0.8) |
66 (2.6) |
72 (2.8) |
27 (1.1) |
7 (0.3) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
221 (8.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
