Namtso

Coordinates: 30°42′N 90°33′E / 30.700°N 90.550°E / 30.700; 90.550
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Namtso / Namco
Primary inflows
snow cover and spring of Tanggula Mountains
Primary outflowsNone (endorheic)[1]
Basin countriesPeople's Republic of China
Max. length70 km (43 mi)
Max. width30 km (19 mi)
Surface area1,920 km2 (740 sq mi)
Average depth33 m (108 ft)
Max. depth125 m (410 ft)[2]
Water volume768 billion cubic metres (623×10^6 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation4,718 m (15,479 ft)
Islands5
Namtso
Hanyu Pinyin
Nàmù Cuò

Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Namco;

Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) NNW of Lhasa
.

Geography

Namtso (Namco) is a lake that first formed during the

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That title belongs to Qinghai Lake (more than twice the size of Namtso); which lies more than 1,000 km (620 mi) to the north-east in Qinghai
.

Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, carrying their food with them. They spend the summer there, unable to return to shore again until the water freezes the following winter. This practice is no longer permitted by Chinese authorities.[citation needed]

The largest of the islands is in the northwest corner of the lake, and is about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) long and 800 m (2,600 ft) wide, rising to just over 100 m (330 ft) in the middle. At its closest point it is about 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from the shore.[citation needed]

Climate

The weather at Namtso is subject to abrupt, sudden change and snowstorms are very common across the Nyainqêntanglha range.[citation needed]

Namtso has a Köppen climate classification of alpine or tundra climate (Koppen ET).[citation needed]

Climate data for Namtso (Namco)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		1.7
(35.1) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		6.1
(42.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		2.9
(37.2) 		7.3
(45.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−1.2
(29.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.6
(−5.1) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−19.3
(−2.7) 		−8.5
(16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0) 		1
(0.0) 		1
(0.0) 		4
(0.2) 		14
(0.6) 		51
(2.0) 		87
(3.4) 		87
(3.4) 		48
(1.9) 		10
(0.4) 		2
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		307
(12)
Source: "NAMTSO QU Climate (China)". Climate-Data.org.

Other Features

NH-46-5 Nam Tso China

Namtso is renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the

Cha'gyungoinba. The Tashi Dor
monastery is located at the southeastern corner of the lake.

Around the area's natural elements, historical and anthropological background, a 2010 romantic drama Chinese: 香格里拉 Shangri-La, starring China's popular actor Hu Ge, was broadcast at CCTV1 and received positive reviews.[4] Some scenes in the 2002 Hong Kong film The Touch were filmed at the lake. Namtso Lake was featured in Episode 4, The Roof of the World, of BBC TV series: Himalaya with Michael Palin.

Gallery

  • Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso
    Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso
  • Namtso at summer time
    Namtso at summer time
  • Namtso from space
    Namtso from space
  • Namtso seen from the Lakenla
    Namtso seen from the Lakenla

Asteroid

Asteroid

M.P.C. 106504).[6]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052S2-0057. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  2. ^ "Chinese, German scientists record new depth of Nam Co Lake". Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Namtso Lake". Universities Space Research Association. October 5, 2004.
  4. ^ "胡歌主演《香格里拉》30分钟片花 - 电视剧《香格里拉》_新浪视频" [Hu Ge starring in "Shangri-La" 30 minutes- TV series "Shangri-La"_Sina video]. SINA Corporation.
  5. ^ "248388 Namtso (2005 SE19)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

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