Longmu Lake
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lungmu Lake
| image = Longmu Lake 2021-08-19 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sentinel-2 image (2021)
| pushpin_map= China Tibet Ngari
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| location = Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
| coords = {{coord|34|36|52|N|80|27|36|E|region:CN_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}}
| lake_type = Salt lake
| inflow =
| outflow =
| catchment = {{convert|570|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on}}
| basin_countries = China
| agency =
| length = {{Convert|17.2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| width = {{Convert|9.1|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|97|km2|sqmi|-2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| shore =
| elevation = {{convert|5002|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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Lungmu ({{bo|t=ལུང་མུ་མཚོ|w=lung mu mtsho}}; {{zh|s=龙木错|p=Lóngmù Cuò}}), also Longmu, Longmu Co or Longmucuo, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was explored in 1989 in a Sino-French expedition to western Tibet.{{cite journal|author=Fontes, J.Ch |title=Table isotope and radiocarbon balances of two Tibetan lakes (Sumxi Co, Longmu Co) from 13,000 BP|doi=10.1016/0277-3791(93)90026-I|year=1993|pages= 875–887|volume=12|issue=10 |journal=Quaternary Science Reviews|bibcode=1993QSRv...12..875F }}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Longmu Lake
|Jan high C = -12.4
|Feb high C = -10.3
|Mar high C = -5.5
|Apr high C = 0.8
|May high C = 5.7
|Jun high C = 11.6
|Jul high C = 15.4
|Aug high C = 14.9
|Sep high C = 10.4
|Oct high C = 2.6
|Nov high C = -4.3
|Dec high C = -9.5
|Jan mean C = -19.4
|Feb mean C = -16.9
|Mar mean C = -11.9
|Apr mean C = -5.9
|May mean C = -1.5
|Jun mean C = 4.1
|Jul mean C = 8.1
|Aug mean C = 7.8
|Sep mean C = 2.8
|Oct mean C = -5.3
|Nov mean C = -12.1
|Dec mean C = -17.0
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -26.3
|Feb low C = -23.5
|Mar low C = -18.2
|Apr low C = -12.6
|May low C = -8.6
|Jun low C = -3.3
|Jul low C = 0.9
|Aug low C = 0.7
|Sep low C = -4.7
|Oct low C = -13.2
|Nov low C = -19.8
|Dec low C = -24.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 1
|Feb precipitation mm = 1
|Mar precipitation mm = 1
|Apr precipitation mm = 2
|May precipitation mm = 4
|Jun precipitation mm = 4
|Jul precipitation mm = 11
|Aug precipitation mm = 16
|Sep precipitation mm = 3
|Oct precipitation mm = 1
|Nov precipitation mm = 1
|Dec precipitation mm = 2
|source 1 = [https://en.climate-data.org/location/968526/ Climate-Data.org]
}}
Map gallery
File:Txu-oclc-6654394-ni-44-3rd-ed.jpg, 1950){{efn|From map: "THE DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES ON THIS MAP MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE."}}]]
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Notes
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References
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{{Ngari Prefecture}}
{{Ngari-geo-stub}}