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(simplified Chinese: 坝上草原; traditional Chinese: 壩上草原; pinyin:
Bàshàng Cǎoyuán) covers about 16,000 square kilometres
(6,200 sq mi) of northwest Hebei. It is on average 1,300 - 1,600
meters above sea level and is part of the Inner Mongolia. Though
the plateau itself is high it does not have tall mountain peaks
nor depressions. From a distance it appears to be hills, but
appears mostly flat land when there. The plateau is dotted with
hills and many lakes. The largest lake, Angulinuo Lake is 47.6
square kilometres (18.4 sq mi) in area and 2–6 meters in
depth.[citation needed]  Average annual temperature on the
plateau is 2.6°C, and the lowest recorded temperature is
-34.8°C. The average length of frost free period is 110 days,
with a minimum of 70 days. Water resources are few; most of the
supply comes from wells. The area supports dry land agriculture,
with limited areas of irrigation using g