| Lumajangdong Co | |
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 View of lake taken during ISS Expedition 13 | |
  Lumajangdong Co | |
| Coordinates | 34°00′N81°37′E / 34.000°N 81.617°E |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 250 km2 (97 sq mi) |
Lumajangdong Co (Tibetan : ལུ་མ་བྱང་སྟོང་མཚོ, Wylie : lu ma byang stong mtsho; Chinese :鲁玛江东错; pinyin :Lǔmǎjiāngdōng Cuò) is a lake in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China with an area of 250 km2. [1] It is located at 34° 2' 0" and 81° 40' 0". [1] Gormain lies a few miles (5–7 km) to the northwest. [2]
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