page_title: Qarhan Playa
hierarchical_section_title: Qarhan Playa
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: "PROBAV S1 TOC 20140426 100M gansu3".Caption: The 100 m image of 26 April 2014 shows us Qaidam Basin, an hyperarid basin with an area of approximately 120,000 km², one fourth of which is covered by saline lakes and playas. By one count, there are 27 such lakes in the basin. In this PROBA-V image we see the West and East [Taijinar Lakes on] the left side, in the middle Senie Lake[,] and at the right Dabuxun Lake. After zooming in, you can see the infrastructures built for the reclamation of salt and other minerals.[Typos corrected. Senie = Suli. Dabuxun = Dabusun.] 中文: 中国青海省柴达木盆地三湖：西太吉乃尔 （左），东太吉乃尔 （左），涩聂湖 （中），达布逊湖（右）。
context_page_description: The Qarhan Playa or Salt Plain, also misleadingly described as Qarhan Lake, is a playa in the Golmud and Dulan counties of Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China. Formerly a single unitary lake, it is now an expansive salt flat divided into four greater sections which contain a number of smaller salt lakes, the largest of which is Dabusun Lake. The area is heavily exploited for its valuable salt, mineral, and rare earth reserves but parts are also protected as a national park and contribute to regional tourism.
context_section_description: The Qarhan Playa or Salt Plain, also misleadingly described as Qarhan Lake, is a playa in the Golmud and Dulan counties of Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, China. Formerly a single unitary lake, it is now an expansive salt flat divided into four greater sections (Dabusun, Big/Small Bieletan, Suli, and N./S. Huoluxun) which contain a number of smaller salt lakes, the largest of which is Dabusun Lake. The area is heavily exploited for its valuable salt, mineral, and rare earth reserves but parts are also protected as a national park and contribute to regional tourism.
caption: The Sanhu area (2014) with the two Taijinar lakes to the northwest (ESA)
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