Namco
Lake, which is 70 km long and 30 km
wide, is the second largest saltwater
lake in China and the highest lake in
the world with an elevation of 4,718
meters. It nestles between the Tanggula
Mountain and Northern Tibet grassland.
Namco means in Tibetan "Holy Lake",
famous for its beautiful scenery. Namco
Nature Reserve lies in Damxung County
of Lhasa City and Bangar County of Nagchu,
210 kilometers away from Lhasa City.
Namco Nature Reserve belongs to the
half-wet and half-dry transition belt,
with enough light, heat and water resources.
The air pressure there is low and the
sunlight in a year is about 3,000 hours.
The rain season and dry season there
are very clearly. The rain season is
Jun. to Oct. and the dry season is from
Nov. to May of the next year.
One Town of Damxung County and six Towns
of Bangar County are under the administration
of Namco Nature Reserve, in which there
are no plantation and forestry, even
no industry. Because there are little
influence of people, the nature reserve
keeps its origin nature. Namco Nature
Reserve has the complete and peculiar
ecological system and physiognomy structure,
typical climate, abundant wildlife resource,
including some key protection species,
and some relics. So, it is valuable
to protect and study the Namco Nature
Reserve.
In order to protect the bio-diversity
wildlife and typical nature relics,
People's Government of Tibet Autonomous
Region has decided to set up a biosphere
Nature Reserves in the 7th standing
committee meeting in 2001 to protect
the highland ecological system and the
bio-diversity wildlife, promoting the
development of the local society, economy
and culture. To strengthen the protection
of Namco Nature Reserve, a Management
Committee, led by a vice Chairman of
Tibet Autonomous Region, was set up
in Feb. 2002.
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