Scenery of Nam Co, China's Xizang

September 19, 2025Source: Xinhua
  • A drone photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows a view of Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • A drone photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows a view of Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • Naked carps are pictured in Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • A stitched aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025 shows a view of Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • A tourist takes photos for her dog by Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • Naked carps are pictured in Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • Tourists take wedding photos by Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Nam Co, located in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, with a lake-surface elevation of 4,718 meters, is the second largest lake in the region.