Yumco
Encyclopedia
Yumco is a village
and lake
in the Shannan Prefecture
Tibet Autonomous Region
of China
in southern-central Tibet. It lies at an altitude
of 4802 metres (15,757 feet). The village is situated on the lake of the same name.
It lies approximately 21.1 miles south of Dongco
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the Shannan Prefecture
Shannan Prefecture
The Shannan Prefecture also known as the Lhoka Prefecture is a prefecture in the southeastern area of the Tibet Autonomous Region...
Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
of China
China
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in southern-central Tibet. It lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 4802 metres (15,757 feet). The village is situated on the lake of the same name.
It lies approximately 21.1 miles south of Dongco
Dongco
Dongco is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in central Tibet. It lies at an altitude of 4414 metres . The village has a population of about 8 people and is situated on the lake of the same name....
.