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Ayding Lake

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Ayding Lake
Ayding Lake. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Aydingkol (Uyghur: ئايدىڭكۆل, lit. 'moon lake'), or Aiding Lake (Chinese: 艾丁湖), is a lake in the Turpan Depression, located within Xinjiang, China. At 154 m below sea level, it is the lowest point in China. This lake is now totally dried, and very muddy and salty.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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