Place details
Place nameQinghai
Other namesTsinghai, Chinghai, Koko Nor
CountryZhonghua
Latitude36
Longitude96
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Forms NE part of Tibetan plateau, with greater part above 10,000 feet; has several mountain ranges reaching heights of 23,500 feet; the source of the Yellow river; chief products are millet, spring wheat, barley, coal, oil & salt.