Lop Nur
former salt lake in Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
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Summary
Lop Nur is an endorheic lake[1]. It draws 4,254 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic lake category, ranking #6 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ruoqiang County[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: salt lake[5], nuclear test site[6]
- Inflows: Tarim River[7], Shule River[8]
- Commons category: Lop Nur[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lop Nur[10]
- Commons gallery: Lop Nur[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Native label: ᠯᠣᠪ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ[14], 罗布泊[15], لوپنۇر[16], 罗布淖尔[17]
- Different from: Yuli County[18]
- Length: 85 km[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 780 m[20]
- Area: 2375 km²[21]
- Watershed area: 435,000 km²[22]
- Vertical depth: 1 m[23]
- P14541: 2fxFqU[24]
Why It Matters
Lop Nur has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]