Lake Bosten

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Lake Bosten
Lake Bosten - Satellite picture (2 November 2004)
Satellite picture (2 November 2004)
Coordinates 42°00′N 87°00′ECoordinates: 42°00′N 87°00′E
Basin countries China
Max. length 55 km
Max. width 25 km
Surface area c. 1,000 km²
Max. depth 666 m
Surface elevation 1,048 m

Lake Bosten (Chinese: 博斯騰湖; pinyin: Bósīténg Hú) is located 57 km northeast of Korla, Xinjiang, China in Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The large freshwater lake covers about 1,000 square kilometers.

Its name is sometimes rendered as Bosten, Bosten-See, Bosten Hu, Bagrax-hu, Bagrasch-köl, Baghrasch köl, Bagratsch-kul, Bositeng Lake or Bositeng Hu. A fishery exists on the lake and fish such as Bullhead and Blunt-snout bream are native to the lake. Westerners sometimes refer to it as the 'Oriental Hawaii of Xinjiang' because of its unique lush scenery surrounded by the harsh Gobi Desert.

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