🌊 Chenghai Lake

People's Republic of China · Asia · 1,500 m · 26.55°N, 100.66°E

Chenghai Lake (Chinese: 程海; pinyin: Chénghaǐ) is a mesotrophic plateau lake in Yunnan Province, China. The lake has a total area of about 77.22 square kilometres (29.81 sq mi). The average depth is 25.7 metres (84 ft), with an elevation of 1,503 metres (4,931 ft). the water storage capacity is about 19.87×108m3 (i.e about 2 billion m3 or 2 km3). Chenghai Lake is one of only three lakes in the world where Spirulina is found naturally.

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Quick facts

Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	1,500 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	26.55°N, 100.66°E · view on map

Chenghai Lake sits at 1,500 m in People's Republic of China, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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