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Lake Ayakkum

Coordinates: 37°33′N 89°23′E / 37.550°N 89.383°E / 37.550; 89.383
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Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum
Astronaut photograph highlighting two river deltas formed along Lake Ayakkum's south-western shoreline
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum is located in Bayingolin
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum is located in China
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum
Ayake Kumu, Ayakkum, Ayakum
LocationXinjiang
Coordinates37°33′N 89°23′E / 37.550°N 89.383°E / 37.550; 89.383

Ayakkum Lake (Chinese: 阿雅克库木湖; Uyghur: ئاياققۇم كۆلى‎) is a lake near the northern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau, to the southeast of the Kunlun Mountains.[1] While many of the small glacier and snowmelt-fed streams on the Plateau give rise to major South-east Asian rivers (including the Mekong and Yangtze), some empty into saline lakes such as Lake Ayakkum.[1] The lake is growing because of increased flows from small glacier- and snowmelt-fed streams.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "River Deltas, Lake Ayakum, Tibet". NASA.
  2. ^ "Lake Ayakkum". USGS.