Jingpo Lake
Lake Jingpo | |
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Location | Ningan County, Heilongjiang |
Coordinates | 43°52′48″N 128°56′24″E / 43.88000°N 128.94000°E / 43.88000; 128.94000Coordinates: 43°52′48″N 128°56′24″E / 43.88000°N 128.94000°E / 43.88000; 128.94000 |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 45 km (28 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Surface area | 95 km2 (37 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 62 m (203 ft) |
Jingpo Lake | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 鏡泊湖 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 镜泊湖 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Mirror Lake" | ||||||||||
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Jingpo Lake or Lake Jingpo[1] is a lake located in the upper reaches of the Mudan River among the Wanda Mountains in Ningan County, Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China. Earlier names for the lake include Meituohu Lake (湄沱湖), Huhanhai Lake (忽汗海), and Bilten Lake (Manchurian: .mw-parser-output .font-mong{font-family:"Menk Hawang Tig","Menk Qagan Tig","Menk Garqag Tig","Menk Har_a Tig","Menk Scnin Tig","Oyun Gurban Ulus Tig","Oyun Qagan Tig","Oyun Garqag Tig","Oyun Har_a Tig","Oyun Scnin Tig","Oyun Agula Tig","Mongolian Baiti","Noto Sans Mongolian","Mongolian Universal White","Mongol Usug","Mongolian White","MongolianScript","Code2000","Menksoft Qagan"}.mw-parser-output .font-mong-mnc,.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(mnc-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(dta-Mong),.mw-parser-output .font-mong:lang(sjo-Mong){font-family:"Abkai Xanyan","Abkai Xanyan LA","Abkai Xanyan VT","Abkai Xanyan XX","Abkai Xanyan SC","Abkai Buleku","Daicing White","Mongolian Baiti","Noto Sans Mongolian","Mongolian Universal White"}ᠪᡳᠯᡨᡝᠨ ;Chinese: 畢爾騰湖).
The length of the lake from north to south is 45 kilometers (28 mi) and the widest distance between east and west is only 6 kilometers (3.7 mi). The area is 95 km2 (37 sq mi) and the storage capacity is 1.63 billion m3. The south part of lake is shallow with the deepest place in the northern part at 62 meters (203 ft).
The lake was created about 10,000 years ago when volcanic eruptions in the region blocked the flow of the Mudanjiang River.
The northern side of the river cascades down the Diaoshuilou Falls, a 40 m (130 ft) waterfall formed by the lake. This lake is famous for its craggy limestone cliffs (similar to those of Guilin) and its turquoise-colored waters containing 40 types of fish and fresh water coral.
On Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn, there is a large surface body of liquid hydrocarbons, Jingpo Lacus, named after Jingpo Lake.
See also
- List of volcanoes in China
References
^ Sometimes mistakenly romanized as Lake Jingbo or Jingbo Lake owing to an unrelated alternate pronunciation of the second character. The name itself is something of a misnomer, as the pō ("lake") properly modifies hú and not jìng.
External links
- Brief Introduction of China's Major Lakes
Jingpo Lake: More Than Natural Scenery with photos
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