Hongshan Lake

Hongshan Lake
Hongshan Lake
红山湖 (Chinese)
	Hongshan Lake Hongshan Lake
Location	Aksai Chin, Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
Coordinates	34°49′55″N 80°3′15″E / 34.83194°N 80.05417°E
Surface area	24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Surface elevation	5,060 m (16,600 ft)
Frozen	Winter

Hongshan Lake is an alkaline lake located in the disputed territory of Aksai Chin in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet of China.

Location

The lake is located in the extreme east of Aksai Chin and China National Highway 219 passes through its eastern bank.^{[citation needed]}

^ Zhu, Liping; Lin, Xiao; Li, Yuanfang; Li, Bingyuan; Xie, Manping (2007). "Ostracoda Assemblages in Core Sediments and Their Environmental Significance in a Small Lake in Northwest Tibet, China". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 39 (4). Informa UK Limited: 658–662. doi:10.1657/1523-0430(07-512)[ZHU]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1523-0430. S2CID 130549444. 5060 m a.s.l.

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Hongshan Lake
红山湖 (Chinese)
Hongshan Lake Show map of Southern Xinjiang Hongshan Lake Show map of Ngari
Location	Aksai Chin, Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
Coordinates	34°49′55″N 80°3′15″E / 34.83194°N 80.05417°E / 34.83194; 80.05417

Surface area	24 km² (9.3 sq mi)
Surface elevation	5,060 m (16,600 ft)^[1]

Frozen	Winter