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Is the 'Plateau Sapphire' Qinghai Lake, which is frozen, beautiful?

In the midwinter, the largest inland saltwater lake in our country, known as the 'Plateau Sapphire', Qinghai Lake is frozen and dressed in silver, becoming a unique landscape of Qinghai Lake in winter. Every year from mid-November, the temperature in the Qinghai Lake area drops below 0°C, and the temperature is the lowest in January of the following year, forming a stable ice cap on the entire lake. The average annual ice sealing period is 108-116 days, the shortest is 76 days, and the longest is 138 days. The ice thickness is generally 40 cm, and the maximum ice thickness is 90 cm. Due to the violent gale, cracks and gullies will appear on the lake surface, and the lake surface will also form a unique texture effect under the action of the wind. Looking down from the air, it is like a masterpiece of nature's earth art.
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Posted: Feb 13, 2024
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