Lop Nur

Summary

Lop Nur is an endorheic lake^[1]. It draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #6 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lop Nur is located in Ruoqiang County^[3].
• Lop Nur is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Lop Nur's image is recorded as Basin of Lop Nur 90.25E, 40.10N, Kum Tagh and Astin Tagh.jpg^[5].
• Lop Nur's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake^[6].
• Lop Nur's instance of is recorded as salt lake^[7].
• Lop Nur's instance of is recorded as nuclear test site^[8].
• Lop Nur's inflows is recorded as Tarim River^[9].
• Lop Nur's inflows is recorded as Shule River^[10].
• Lop Nur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146142680^[11].
• Lop Nur's Commons category is recorded as Lop Nur^[12].
• Lop Nur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.166666666667, 'lon': 90.583333333333}^[13].
• Lop Nur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02n2qs^[14].
• Lop Nur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lop Nur^[15].
• Lop Nur's Commons gallery is recorded as Lop Nur^[16].
• Lop Nur's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0038296^[17].
• Lop Nur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Lop Nur's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Lop Nur's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lop-Nur^[20].
• Lop Nur's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1529337^[21].
• Lop Nur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mn', 'text': 'ᠯᠣᠪ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ'}^[22].
• Lop Nur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '罗布泊'}^[23].
• Lop Nur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ug', 'text': 'لوپنۇر\u200e'}^[24].
• Lop Nur's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '罗布淖尔'}^[25].
• Lop Nur's different from is recorded as Yuli County^[26].
• Lop Nur's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+85'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lop Nur is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. It is located in Ruoqiang County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lop Nur's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2375'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+780'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+85'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake^[6], salt lake^[7], and nuclear test site^[8].

Why It Matters

Lop Nur draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #6 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]