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Qinghai Lake, historically known as Kokonor (from the Mongolian name), is a salt lake situated in the province of Qinghai, and is the largest lake in China. It is located about 100 km west of the provincial capital of Xining at 3,205 m (10,515 feet) above sea level in a depression of the Tibetan Plateau in the former Tibetan province of Amdo. Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into Qinghai Lake. The lake is 5,694 km², or 2,278 square miles large (some sources say 4,635 km²) but shrinking, and 360 km (220 miles) in circumference. Despite its salinity, it has an abundance of fish, such as the edible huángyú.