| Bangda Lake | |
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| Yeshil Kul | |
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  Bangda Lake | |
| Location | Rutog County,Ngari Prefecture,Tibet Autonomous Region,China |
| Coordinates | 34°56′56″N81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°E /34.94889; 81.57111 |
| Catchment area | 3,314.5 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.7 km (6 mi) |
| Surface area | 106.5 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,902 m (16,083 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Bangda Lake (Tibetan:པང་བཏགས་མཚོ,Wylie:pang btags mtsho,THL:pang tak tso;Chinese:邦达错;pinyin:Bāngdá Cuò),[a] formerly calledYeshil Kul,[2][b]is a glacial lake inNgari Prefecture in the northwest of theTibet Autonomous Region ofChina. It lies south of the westernKunlun Mountains, only a few kilometres to the southeast ofGuozha Lake (Lake Lighten).[2]Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, it covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and has a drainage basin containing 90 glaciers.[3]
Located at an elevation of 4,902 metres (16,083 ft), the Bangda Lake covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and contains 90 glaciers.[4]
Yeshil Kul is located along an ancient travel route betweenLadakh andKhotan via theKeriya Pass.[5][6] The route runs along theLongmu Co fault up to Yeshil Kul, and then heads north to the Keriya Pass, after which the valleys of the Iksu,Polu andKeriya rivers are followed.
A "Xinjiang–Tibet Highway" was laid by thePeople's Republic of China between thePolu town and the vicinity of the Bangda Lake during 1950–1951, prior to itsannexation of Tibet.[7][8] Jeep tracks were then made over the relatively flat, hard terrain of the Longmu Co fault, leading toRudok. A regular jeep traffic had commenced by 1953.[9]China has recently constructed a highway that runs along the fault connecting theG219 andG216 highways.[10]
By May 1951, the construction of the 208.5 kilometre road had been completed at the cost of a dozen deaths and injuries to over 100 soldiers
In 1953, we reported that the jeep track to Rudok had been completed and regular jeep traffic had commenced. It was because of these troop movements and the road building activity that the Chinese had refused to allow a trade mart to be opened at Rudok.
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