| Chaka Salt Lake | |
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  Chaka Salt Lake | |
| Location | Ulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China |
| Coordinates | 36°41′51″N 99°06′20″E / 36.6976°N 99.1055°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 15.8 km (9.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,100 m (10,170 ft) |
| Settlements | Chaka, Ulan County |
Chaka Salt Lake (Chinese: 茶卡盐湖; pinyin: Chákǎ Yánhú; Standard Tibetan: ཚྭ་ཁ་མཚོ་) is a salt lake in Ulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China.[1][2] The oval-shaped lake is located near the eastern end of Qaidam Basin, 298 kilometres (185 mi) to the west of the provincial capital Xining.[3] The name "Chaka" (ཚྭ་ཁ) means "salt lake" in Tibetan.[4]
Chaka Lake is a major tourist destination and a key salt mine in Qinghai. In 2018, it received more than 3 million visitors.[3][5] The lake is famous for its crystal-blue water and reflective lake bed, and is popularly known as "Mirror of the Sky".[4]
- ^ Liu, Xingqi; Dong, Hailiang; Rech, Jason; Matsumoto, Ryo; Bo, Yang; Wang, Yongbo (2008-04-01). "Evolution of Chaka Salt Lake in NW China in response to climatic change during the Latest Pleistocene–Holocene". Quaternary Science Reviews. 27 (7–8): 867–879. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.12.006. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Chaka Salt Lake: Mirror of the sky in China". english.www.gov.cn. China: Government of China. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ a b "New tourist park to open at China's Chaka Salt Lake". China Daily. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Chaka Salt Lake: Mirror of the sky in China". China Daily. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Visitors exceed 3 million at Chaka Salt Lake". China Tibet Online. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.