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Koko Nor
/ ˈkəʊˈkəʊ ˈnɔː /
noun
- a lake in W China, in Qinghai province in the NE Tibetan Highlands at an altitude of about 3000 m (10 000 ft): the largest lake in China. Area: about 4100 sq km (1600 sq miles) Chinese nameQinghai
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Origin of Koko Nor1
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Example Sentences
This branch is probably continued in the range which overhangs the Koko-nor on the south, namely, the south Koko-nor Range.
They were now on the main caravan route to the Tibetan frontier and the Koko-Nor.
Here the travellers stayed for three months, after which they made their way on to the Koko-Nor Lake.
Some Chinese mention a third variety, called mei lu, or "beautiful deer," said to live in the Koko-Nor country.
The Tanguts, restless, predatory tribes, who hover about the north-eastern borderland between Koko-nor and Kansu.
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