🌊 Lake Zabuye

People's Republic of China · Asia · 4,430 m · 31.37°N, 84.05°E

Zabuye Lake is a hypersaline, landlocked soda lake located at an elevation of 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) in the Shigatse Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region, 1,050 km (650 mi) from Lhasa. The lake gives its name to the mineral zabuyelite (lithium carbonate, Li2CO3), which was discovered here in 1987 and has been mined since 2004–2005. In 2008, the salt mine at the lake was regarded as the major source of lithium in China.

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Quick facts

Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	4,430 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	31.37°N, 84.05°E · view on map

Lake Zabuye sits at 4,430 m in People's Republic of China, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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