Aksai Chin Lake

Aksai Chin Lake
Amtogor Tso (Standard Tibetan)
View of Aksai Chin Lake taken during ISS Expedition 54.
Aksai Chin Lake
LocationAksai Chin (disputed territory)
Coordinates35°13′N 79°51′E / 35.217°N 79.850°E / 35.217; 79.850
TypeSalt lake
EtymologySee Aksai Chin § Name
Primary outflowsevaporation
Max. length15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Max. width8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Surface area160 square kilometres (62 sq mi)
Max. depth12.6 metres (41 ft)
Water volume136.2698 cubic kilometres (32.6929 cu mi)
Surface elevation4,844 metres (15,892 ft)

Aksai Chin Lake or Aksayqin Lake, (Chinese: 阿克赛钦; pinyin: Ākèsàiqīn Hú) is an endorheic lake in the disputed region of Aksai Chin. The plateau is administered by China but also claimed by India. Its Tibetan/Ladakhi name is Amtogar or Amtogor Tso which means "encounter with a round object".