A dataset of glacial lakes in the alpine mountains of Xinjiang in 2022

Based on the relationship between glacial lakes and glaciers, the lakes were categorized into two types: glacier-fed lakes (including supraglacial lakes, glacier-contacted lakes, and glacier-uncontacted lakes) and non-glacier-fed lakes.

The resulting dataset provides information on glacial lakes in the alpine mountains of Xinjiang in 2022.This dataset consists of three data files, of which (1) XJ_glacial_lake_2022 is the maximum distribution range shapefile data of glacial lakes in Xinjiang in 2022, with a data volume of 6.08 MB; (2) XJ_glacial_lake_subregion is the distribution range shapefile data of glacial lakes in Xinjiang, with a data volume of 0.50 MB; (3) XJGL _2022_statistics.xlsx is the statistical data on the number and area of glacial lakes in Xinjiang at different regions, sizes, types, and elevation scales in 2022, with a data volume of 0.63 MB.