Lake Lop Nur

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former salt lake
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Lop_Lake
gptkb:Lop_Nur
gptkb:Lop_Nor
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Loulan
Xiaohe Cemetery
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:coordinates 40°24′N 90°48′E
gptkbp:hasAnnualPrecipitation <20 mm
gptkbp:hasArea ~3,100 km² (historical)
gptkbp:hasDisappearanceYear 1972
gptkbp:hasDiscoveredBy gptkb:Sven_Hedin
gptkbp:hasEcologicalStatus desertification
gptkbp:hasEvaporationRate >2,500 mm/year
gptkbp:hasFirstNuclearTest 1964
gptkbp:hasLastNuclearTest 1996
gptkbp:hasLastWater 1972
gptkbp:hasNearbyDesert gptkb:Taklamakan_Desert
gptkb:Kumtag_Desert
gptkbp:hasNotableExpedition Peng Jiamu expedition
Sven Hedin expedition
Xuanzang journey
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:lake
gptkb:salt
endorheic lake
gptkbp:historicalPopulation Loulan people
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkb:ancient_Loulan_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Lop Nur
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Konqi_River
gptkb:Tarim_River
Kum-darya
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Tarim_Basin
gptkb:Xinjiang
gptkbp:nearby Kuruktag Mountains
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Korla
gptkb:Ruoqiang
gptkbp:notableEvent disappearance of Peng Jiamu
gptkbp:notableFeature salt crust
ancient river channels
polygonal salt flats
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Chinese_nuclear_tests
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:wild_Bactrian_camel
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Taklamakan_Desert
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Lop_Nur_Wild_Camel_National_Nature_Reserve
gptkbp:significance Chinese space program landing site
ancient Silk Road crossroads
nuclear weapons testing ground
gptkbp:status dry lake bed
desiccated
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nikolai_Przhevalsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6