Lake Ayakkum

Ayakkum is a great saline lake in the northern Kumkol Basin, between the Altun and Kunlun mountains. Intermittent rivers and streams fed by snow and glaciers flow into its enclosed basin; their waters leave no passage to the sea. Deltas spread along the shore where mountain streams enter the lake. Its open water, surrounded by high, arid country, is one of the striking features of the northern Tibetan Plateau.