Chao Lake

Chao Lake
Chao Lake
Chinese	巢湖
Literal meaning	Birds' Nest Lake
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cháo Hú
Wade–Giles	Ch'ao Hu

Chao Lake
Chao Lake
	Zhongmiao Temple on the north shore of Chao Lake
	Chao Lake
Location	Hefei, Anhui
Coordinates	31°30′N 117°30′E / 31.5°N 117.5°E
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)

Chao Lake (Chinese: 巢湖), also known by its Chinese name Chao Hu,^[a] 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.

^ "China". Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.). 1878.
^ Brue, Adrien Hubert (1836). Carte Generale de l'Empire Chinois et du Japon (in French).

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[1] "China". Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.). 1878.

[2] Brue, Adrien Hubert (1836). Carte Generale de l'Empire Chinois et du Japon (in French).

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