Barkol Tagh
Mountain range in China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Barkol Tagh, also known as Barkol Shan (Chinese: 巴里坤山), forms together with the Qarlik Tagh the easternmost end of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is located along an active thrust fault in the Kumul prefecture in Xinjiang province.[1]
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State | Xinjiang China |
Range coordinates | 43°24′44″N 93°18′58″E |
Parent range | Tian Shan |
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Barkol city and the hypersaline Lake Balikun (116 km2) are located at the northern flank of the mountain range. There, mean annual temperature is 1.0°C and mean annual precipitation is 210 mm.[2][3]
Another branch of the Tian Shan, the Meiqinwula Mountains, is located north of the Lake Balikun basin.