Lop Nur
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Lop Nur is a former salt lake in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its desiccated basin, archaeological sites, and use as a nuclear testing ground.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry lake
ⓘ
former salt lake ⓘ |
| associatedArchaeologicalSite |
Loulan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirán NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiaohe Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | ancient Loulan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinType | endorheic ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid desert climate ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| feature |
extensive salt crusts
ⓘ
playa surface ⓘ |
| firstNuclearDeviceName | 596 ⓘ |
| firstNuclearTestDate | 1964-10-16 ⓘ |
| firstNuclearTestType | atmospheric nuclear test ⓘ |
| historicalInflowRiver |
Kara-koshun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongque River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kum-darya NERFINISHED ⓘ Peacock River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarim River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
oasis region on the Silk Road
ⓘ
terminal lake of Tarim River system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Silk Road settlements
ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ desiccated lake basin ⓘ nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lop Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Korla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruoqiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Chinese first successful atomic bomb test ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1964-10-16 ⓘ |
| nuclearTestCountApproximate | over 40 ⓘ |
| nuclearTestPeriodEndApproximate | 1996 ⓘ |
| nuclearTestPeriodStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| nuclearTestProgram | Chinese nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| partOf | Taklamakan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
desiccated
ⓘ
dry ⓘ |
| use |
military testing area
ⓘ
nuclear test site ⓘ space and missile test range vicinity ⓘ |
| usedBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
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