Como Chamling (Tibetan: མཚོ་མོ་གྲམ་གླིང;[1] Chinese: 错母折林) is a saline lake in eastern Dinggyê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on the Tibetan Plateau.[2][3] As of 2007, it has an area of 53.2 square kilometers (20.5 sq mi), down from 66.3 square kilometers (25.6 sq mi) in 1974, although the area of the lake fluctuates, both shrinking and expanding, over time. Most of this fluctuation occurs at the eastern end of the lake. To the north of the lake is both natural pastures and farmland.[2]

Como Chamling
Sentinel-2 image (2022)
Como Chamling is located in Tibet
Como Chamling
Como Chamling
LocationDinggyê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates28°24′04″N 88°13′12″E / 28.401°N 88.220°E / 28.401; 88.220
Typesaline lake
Surface area53.2 square kilometers (20.5 sq mi)
Como Chamling
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese錯母折林
Simplified Chinese错母折林
Tibetan name
Tibetanམཚོ་མོ་གྲམ་གླིང

References edit

  1. ^ "Xigazê prefecture-level city". Geographical names of Tibet AR (China). Institute of the Estonian Language. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nie, Yong; Zhang, Yili; Ding, Mingjun; Liu, Linshan; Wang, Zhaofeng (2013). "Lake change and its implication in the vicinity of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest), central high Himalayas, 1970–2009". Environmental Earth Sciences. 68 (1): 251–265. doi:10.1007/s12665-012-1736-6.
  3. ^ Mianping, Zheng (2012). An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 253. ISBN 9789401154581.