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Cha'erhan Salt Lake (察尔汗盐湖) is a saline lake located in Qinghai province, China

Geography
Cha'erhan Salt Lake is located in the Qaidam Basin within Western China. The lake is near Golmud and Dulan County.

The lake is actually an almagation of several distinct sections. The total area amounts to 5856 km2.

Due to the continuous evaporation of water in the lake, a salt cap has formed over the surface over the lake. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway travels over one section of the lake.

The lake hosts rich inorganic salts such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and magnesium chloride, with a density of 50 grams per liter. Estimates amount to 20 million tons of salt. The Chaerhan Salt Lake is a sea-forming lake that accumulatef during the formation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Proximity to the lake are the Kunlun Mountains and Qilian Mountains.