Nam Tso
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, Nam Tso a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft.). Area: about 1800 sq. km (700 sq. miles)
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Nam Tso
(Tengri Nor), an undrained salt lake in China, in the southeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It covers an area of about 2,000 sq km and stretches for 80 km from west to east. The elevation at the surface is 4,627 m. The lake is icebound from November to May. It abounds in fish.
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