South Lake | |
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Nan Hu | |
南湖 (Chinese) | |
Location | Hongshan District/Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei |
Coordinates | 30°29′16″N 114°21′38″E / 30.48778°N 114.36056°E |
Part of | Yangtze River Basin |
Basin countries | China |
Surface area | > 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) |
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Chinese | 南湖 | ||||||
Literal meaning | "South Lake" | ||||||
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South Lake (Chinese: 武汉南湖) is a subtropical shallow freshwater lake located in Nanhu Subdistrict, in the southern suburbs of Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It has an average depth of 1.6 metres, lake bottom elevation 18 m, the width of the lake is about 15.4 km long, the length of the lake is about 5.4 km wide, area of 5km².