Orba Co
Orba Co, also Wo Erba or Wo Erbacuo (Chinese: 窝尔巴错; pinyin: Wōěrbā cuò; Tibetan: འོར་པ་མཚོ, Wylie: 'or pa mtsho ), is a lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an elevation of 5,209 metres (17,090 ft), to the southeast of Longmu Lake. The lake has four major islands which are the islands with the highest altitude on earth.[1]
Map including Orba Co
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| Location | Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Coordinates | 34°32′44″N 81°2′21″E |
| Type | Lake |
| Native name | འོར་པ་མཚོ (Standard Tibetan) |
| Surface elevation | 5,209 m (17,090 ft) |
| Islands | Four |
References
- Calder, Joshua. "Island Superlatives". Joshua Calder. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
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