| North Hulsan Lake | |
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 View of lake taken during ISS Expedition 13 | |
  North Hulsan Lake | |
| Location | Dulan County Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province China |
| Coordinates | 36°54′30″N 95°54′28″E / 36.90833°N 95.90778°E |
| Type | Endorheic saline lake |
| Primary inflows | Qaidam River |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 52–90 km2 (20–35 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,675 m (8,780 ft) |
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| North Huobuxun | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北霍布遜湖 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北霍布逊湖 | ||||||||
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| North Huoluxun | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北霍魯遜湖 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 北霍鲁逊湖 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Hulsan Lake | ||||||||
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| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠳᠤ ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠰᠤ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ | ||||||||
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North or Bei Hulsan Lake, also known by other names, is a lake northeast of Golmud in Dulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. A part of the Qarhan Playa, it is filled from the east by the Qaidam River. Like the other lakes of the surrounding Qaidam Basin, it is extremely saline.