page_title: Guozha Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Guozha Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Satellite Image of Guozha Cuo, Tibet, China 中文: 西藏郭扎错卫星影像
context_page_description: Guozha Lake,
  also known as Lake Lighten, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains to the northwest of Bangda Lake, not far from the regional border with Xinjiang. Located at an altitude of 5080 metres, it covers an area of 244 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 81.9 metres and his drainage basin contains 62 glaciers.
  India's claim line in Aksai Chin runs along the water-parting line of the Guozha lake and the Amtogor Lake to the west. However, China has claimed the whole of Aksai Chin in 1959.
context_section_description: Guozha Lake (郭扎错),
  also known as Lake Lighten, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains to the northwest of Bangda Lake, not far from the regional border with Xinjiang.  Located at an altitude of 5080 metres, it covers an area of 244 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 81.9 metres and his drainage basin contains 62 glaciers.
  India's claim line in Aksai Chin runs along the water-parting line of the Guozha lake and the Amtogor Lake to the west. However, China has claimed the whole of Aksai Chin in 1959.
caption: Guozha Lake viewed from space
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