Ebi Lake[a] is a rift lake in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China, near the border of Kazakhstan. Lying at the southeast end of the Dzungarian Gate, Ebi Lake is the center of the catchment of the southwestern part of the Dzungarian Basin. The lake previously covered 1200 km2 (400 miles2), which is now down to under 1000 km2 with an average depth of less than 2 meters (6.5 feet).
The high salt concentration (87 g/L) of its water prevents plants and fish from living in the actual lake, though many kinds of fish do live in the mouths of its source rivers.
In 2007, the lake had a surface area of only 500 km2.[1]
The Aibi Lake Wetland Nature Reserve was created by 2007.[1]
Notes
- ^ Mongolian: Эв нуур / ᠡᠪ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ, romanized: Ew nuur, pronounced [iw̜ ˈno̙ːr̥], Middle Mongol: /ˈe.bi/; Kazakh: Ебінұр (Қызылтұз), romanized: Ebınūr (Qyzyltūz), pronounced [je̘ˌb̥ɘˈno̙r (qəˌzəɫˈtʰo̙s)]; Chinese: 艾比湖; pinyin: Àibǐ Hú
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Ming'ai (November 30, 2007). "Lake shrinks, desert expands". China.org.cn.
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