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Qaidam Basin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Qaidam, Chaidamu, Tsaidam, Chaidamu Basin, Tsaidam Basin, Zaidam Swamp, Tsaidam Marsh, Tsaidam Marshes
geographic region
Key facts
- Location
- Haixi Prefecture , Qinghai Province
- Type
- Hyperarid basin
- Part of
- Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
- Basin countries
- China
- Surface area
- 120,000 km (46,000 sq mi)
- Surface elevation
- 3,000 m (10,000 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Qarhan Playa
- Country
- China
- Continent
- Asia
- Image
- 柴达木盆地 chaidamu basin - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Qaidam Basin
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- 柴达木盆地
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Encyclopedic overview
Tibetan name Tibetan ཚྭའི་འདམ་
Mongolian name Mongolian CyrillicЦайдам
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