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Qinghai Lake
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AT A GLANCE
Qinghai Lake in facts
- Area4,400 km²
- Deepest point21 mbelow the surface
- Length108 km
- Surface elevation3,266 mabove sea level
All geographic & statistical details (8)
- Volume
- 72 km³
- Bathymetric depth profile
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Water type
- Lake
- Width
- 67.3 km
- Inflows
- Buh He
- Location
- 36.9°N, 100.2°E
- Names in other languages
- 青海湖, بحيرة تشينغهاي, চিংহাই হ্রদ, Qinghai-See, Lago Qinghai
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دریاچه چینگهای, lac Qinghai, चिंगहई झील, Danau Qinghai, lago Qinghai, 칭하이호, ക്വിൻഗായ് തടാകം, Qinghaimeer, ਚਿੰਗਹਾਈ ਝੀਲ, Kuku-nor, Lago Chingai, Кукунор, சிங்காய் ஏரி, క్వింగై సరస్సు, ทะเลสาบชิงไห่, Koko Nor, جھیل چنگھائی, Hồ Thanh Hải
Facts: Wikidata Q201294, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Basin, shores, neighbouring waters and location are worked out by The Landlore from Natural Earth map shapes.
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This is a sourced geographic directory entry. A researched hydrographic chronicle exploring its bathymetry, currents, maritime corridors, and marine history is in preparation.
The map uses Natural Earth’s fixed, generalized lakes-and-reservoirs snapshot. Water extent can change; this outline is not a live shoreline. Source categories may include lake bays and reservoirs.
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Qinghai · Koko Nor · Qinghai Hu
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Source: Natural Earth marine areas · Public domain · release v5.1.2, retrieved 29 October 2026. Marine areas are generalized cartographic labels, not maritime jurisdiction or EEZ boundaries. Inland waters use the separate Natural Earth lakes layer (public domain, fixed snapshot); water extents may have changed. Names and source categories can include inland waters; alternative names are shown where supplied.
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