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Crescent Lake (Dunhuang)
Lake in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China. For other lakes of the same name, see Crescent Lake.
Yueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉; pinyin: Yuèyá Quán) is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China.
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Yueyaquan | |
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Crescent Lake | |
月牙泉 (Chinese) | |
![]() The lake and pavilion in 2023 | |
Location | Gansu |
Coordinates | 40°5′12″N 94°40′10″E |
Basin countries | China |
Surface area | 1.37 acres (0.55 ha) |
Average depth | 4–5 m (1960) 0.9 m (1990s) |
Max. depth | 7.5 m (1960) 1.3 m (1990s) |
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