Siling Co
Encyclopedia
Sêling Co is a lake
in central Tibet
on the Tibetan plateau
. Doijiang
is located near the lake.
The lake lies at an altitude of 4530 meters. It is a salt lake. It is fed by the rivers Za'gya Zangbo (扎加藏布) and the Boques Tsangpo (波 曲 藏 布).
The temperature at the lake is an annual average of -3 to -0.6 ° C, the maximum annual temperature 9.4 ° C. The average rainfall is 290 millimeters per year, 90 percent of which falls in the months of June to September, often in the summer as hail.
Use [Edit]
The lake is part of a national nature reserve. The lake only has a single species, Gymnocypris selincuoensis, exploited by fishermen. The prairie on the banks of the lake is traditionally used as grazing land for yaks and sheep.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in central Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
on the Tibetan plateau
Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau , also known as the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau is a vast, elevated plateau in Central Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai, in addition to smaller portions of western Sichuan, southwestern Gansu, and northern Yunnan in Western China and Ladakh in...
. Doijiang
Doijiang
Doijiang is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 4736 metres .It lies approximately 19.9 miles south of Do'gyaling near Siling Co Lake.-External links and references:*...
is located near the lake.
The lake lies at an altitude of 4530 meters. It is a salt lake. It is fed by the rivers Za'gya Zangbo (扎加藏布) and the Boques Tsangpo (波 曲 藏 布).
The temperature at the lake is an annual average of -3 to -0.6 ° C, the maximum annual temperature 9.4 ° C. The average rainfall is 290 millimeters per year, 90 percent of which falls in the months of June to September, often in the summer as hail.
Use [Edit]
The lake is part of a national nature reserve. The lake only has a single species, Gymnocypris selincuoensis, exploited by fishermen. The prairie on the banks of the lake is traditionally used as grazing land for yaks and sheep.