Namtso
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox lake Template:Tibetan-Chinese-box Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Namco; Template:Langx; Template:Zh; Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, ZYPY: Nam Co; “Heavenly Lake” in European literature: Tengri Nor, Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". NNW of Lhasa.
Geography
Namtso (Namco) is a lake that first formed during the Paleogene age, as a result of Himalayan tectonic plate movements. The lake lies at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., and has a surface area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] This salt lake is the largest lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That title belongs to Qinghai Lake (more than twice the size of Namtso); which lies more than Script error: No such module "convert". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The largest of the islands is in the northwest corner of the lake, and is about Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide, rising to just over Script error: No such module "convert". in the middle. At its closest point it is about Script error: No such module "convert". from the shore.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Climate
The weather at Namtso is subject to abrupt, sudden change and snowstorms are very common across the Nyainqêntanglha range.[2]
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Other Features
Namtso is renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the Nyainqêntanglha mountain range. Its cave hermitages have for centuries been the destination of Tibetan pilgrims. A surfaced road across Laken Pass at 5186 m was completed to the lake in 2005, enabling easy access from Lhasa and the development of tourism at the lake. Settlements in the area include Dobjoi, Donggar and 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 Template:Lang-zh Shangri-La, starring China's popular actor Hu Ge, was broadcast at CCTV1 and received positive reviews.[3] 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.
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Asteroid
Asteroid 248388 Namtso, discovered by Italian astronomer Vincenzo Casulli in 2005, was named after the lake.[4] The official Template:MoMP was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 October 2017 (M.P.C. 106504Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[5]
See also
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- Gomang Co
- Kanas Lake
- Lake Urru
- Laken Pass (Lakenla)
- Siling Lake
References
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External links
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