Lake · Xinjiang

Aqkol

1,952 m6,404 ft

Area: 9.25 km²
Tonight: -23°CFair · Wind 5 km/h E

Aqkol is a lake at 1,952 m above sea level in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China, 9.25 km² in area and 6.6 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 1,952 m
Length: 6.6 km
Shoreline: 22.0 km

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Lake

Aqkol in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 22.0 km≈5½ h to walk around

3D map

Aqkol 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.6 × 8.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Aqkol terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Aqkol elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Aqkol weather

Today · Partly cloudy · -23 / -10°C (-9 / 14°F) · Wind 5 km/h E

Aqkol forecast for about 1,952 m.

Today-23°-10°–5 km/h E
Sun-23°-10°–6 km/h E
Mon-15°-4°–6 km/h E
Tue-14°-4°–4 km/h E
Wed-14°-4°–3 km/h W
Thu-15°-4°0.4 mm4 km/h E
Fri-11°-5°5.7 mm4 km/h SW
Sat-18°-6°–4 km/h E
Sun-14°-3°–3 km/h E
Mon-13°-3°–4 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8.6 × 8.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

26.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

27.0%

Steep, 30–45°

39.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

7.1%

Steeper than 30°: 46.7% of the 74 km² view
Relief in view: 1,631 m low point 1,824 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Moss & lichen 28.0%Grassland 23.7%Bare rock / sparse 19.5%Water 14.1%Trees 13.5%Snow & ice 1.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Aqkol sits

Nearby

Nearby places

Kanas Lake1,374 m47 km SW

Downloads

Aqkol downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGAqkol satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-29.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-29)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia