Chao Lake
Lake in Anhui, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Chao Hu" redirects here. For the city on the lake, see Chaohu. For people named Chao Hu in Wade-Giles romanization, see Zhao Hu (disambiguation).
Chao Lake (Chinese: 巢湖), also known by its Chinese name Chao Hu,[lower-alpha 1] is a lake wholly situated in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province. It is the largest lake in Anhui and one of the five major freshwater lakes in China.
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Location | Hefei, Anhui |
Coordinates | 31.5°N 117.5°E / 31.5; 117.5 |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 52 km (32 mi) |
Max. width | 22 km (14 mi) |
Surface area | 760 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
Max. depth | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
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Chinese | 巢湖 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Birds' Nest Lake | ||||||||
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