Bita Lake

Plateau lake in Pudacuo National Park, China
27°49′30″N 99°59′00″E / 27.82500°N 99.98333°E / 27.82500; 99.98333Basin countriesChinaMax. length2.8 km (2 mi)Max. width1.3 km (1 mi)Surface area1.4 km2 (0 sq mi)Max. depth40 m (131 ft)Surface elevation3,539 m (11,611 ft)

Bita Lake (Chinese: 碧塔海; pinyin: Bìtǎ Hǎi) is a plateau lake in Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, southwest of China. The lake is located in Pudacuo National Park and has a total area of about 1.4 square kilometers, with an elevation of 3539 m.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 561. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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