Karakoshun Lake
Karakoshun Lake (Chinese: 喀拉库顺湖) was an inland lake located in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, which is now dry.
General
Karakoshun Lake is one of the major depressions in the southeastern part of the Tarim Basin, the others including Lop Nur and Taitema Lake. Until the first half of the 20th century, it was the terminal lake of the Tarim River, that emptied into Lop Nur, recorded by the explorers, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Sven Hedin and Folke Bergman as the "Kara koshun" wetland.[1] It also received water from Taitema Lake, which collected water from the Qiemo River.
By the end of the 20th century, Karakoshun Lake had completely dried up.[2]
Transport
- Xinjiang Region Highway S235 (China National Highway 315 to Hami)
See also
References
- ^ Hedin, the Man Who Solved the Mystery of the Wandering Lake: Lop Nor and Lou-lan (Silk Road in Rare Books)
- ^ 你不知道的罗布泊——罗布泊中遇见神秘圆形城池（越玩越野、2016年）
External links
- 塔里木河的变迁与罗布泊的演化 (Quarterly Sciences, 2009) (in Chinese)