Zhari Namco

Zhari Namco
Satellite Image of Zhari Namco
Zhari Namco
Coordinates	30°55′N 85°38′E
Type	Endorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural
Primary inflows	Cuoqin Zangbu, Dalong Zangbu
Catchment area	15,433.2 km2 (5,958.8 sq mi)
Basin countries	China
Max. length	54.3 km (34 mi)
Max. width	26.2 km (16 mi)
Surface area	996.9 km2 (400 sq mi)
Shore length1	183 km (100 mi)
Surface elevation	4,613 m (15,135 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Zhari Namco or Zhari Nanmu or Lake Trari Nam (Tibetan: བཀྲ་རི་གནམ་མཚོ, Wylie: bkra ri gnam mtsho, Chinese: 扎日南木错) is a salt lake in Tibet, China. It is bounded on the west by Coqên County of Ngari Prefecture, and on the east by Ngamring County of Shigatse Prefecture. Zhari Namco is 996.9 square kilometres (384.9 sq mi), with a drainage area of 15,433.2 square kilometres (5,958.8 sq mi), an elevation of 4,613 metres (15,135 ft), length 54.3 kilometres (33.7 mi) and mean width 18.36 kilometres (11.41 mi) (maximum width 26.2 kilometres [16.3 mi]). It is located east of Coqên Town in southern Tibet.

Climate

Climate data for Zhari Namco
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.2 (36.0)	7.1 (44.8)	10.9 (51.6)	14.9 (58.8)	14.7 (58.5)	13.9 (57.0)	12.0 (53.6)	7.3 (45.1)	1.2 (34.2)	−1.3 (29.7)	6.6 (43.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−9.7 (14.5)	−8.1 (17.4)	−4.4 (24.1)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.1 (37.6)	7.6 (45.7)	8.8 (47.8)	8.3 (46.9)	5.7 (42.3)	−0.1 (31.8)	−5.8 (21.6)	−8.4 (16.9)	−0.3 (31.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−16.7 (1.9)	−15.2 (4.6)	−10.9 (12.4)	−8.1 (17.4)	−4.7 (23.5)	0.4 (32.7)	2.9 (37.2)	2.7 (36.9)	−0.5 (31.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	−12.7 (9.1)	−15.5 (4.1)	−7.1 (19.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13 (0.5)	8 (0.3)	15 (0.6)	11 (0.4)	8 (0.3)	15 (0.6)	53 (2.1)	59 (2.3)	24 (0.9)	10 (0.4)	1 (0.0)	5 (0.2)	222 (8.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Map including Zhari Namco