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Nam Co

British

/ ˈnɑːm ˈkɔː /

noun

Also called: Tengri Nor. a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft). Area: about 1800 sq km (700 sq miles)

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Via air samples and a survey of households in the Nam Co region of Tibet—the name means “heavenly lake”—researcher Eri Saikawa and her team learned things were even worse than they suspected.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2014

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