This is a list of basins, camping grounds, lakes, mountains, mountain passes, outposts, plains, rivers, ruins, settlements, streams, valleys, villages, and other geographical features located in (or partially included in) the sparsely populated Aksai Chin region administered by China but claimed by India. The alternate language names of locations in the Aksai Chin area are included for reference.
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Man-made
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| Name | Purpose | In Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heweitan[1][2] | Border outpost | Template:Yes | |
| Huoshaoyun[3][4] | Mining site | Template:Yes | |
| Khurnak Fort | Ruins | Template:Partial | Modern buildings nearby |
| Tianshuihai | Army service station | Template:Yes | |
| Tianwendian | Border outpost | Template:Yes | |
| Template:Ill[5][6] | Border outpost | Template:Yes | Also translated Hot Spring (Template:Lang). Not to be confused with the Indian border outpost at Hot Springs, Chang Chenmo Valley. |
Highway features
- Intersections and waysides
- Quanshuigou (泉水沟) – highway wayside
- Tielongtan[7][8][9] (T’ieh-lung-t’an; Template:Lang[10]) – intersection with road to Wenquan[11]
- Chalukou (岔路口; Fork) – Intersection of road to Tianwendian, Heweitan, and G219. It is possibly also a geology camp supporting nearby prospecting operations.[12]
On some maps, the road intersections in the region are also referred to with the simple named "(blank)岔口" where "(blank)" is the Chinese initial of the destination, and 岔口 simply means "road fork". For example, 天岔口, 河岔口, and 空岔口 for the road forks to Tianwendian, Heweinan, and Kongka Pass respectively.
- Highway maintenance squad
- No. 509 Highway Maintenance Squad[13] - southeast of Dahongliutan few kilometers inside Indian claim
- No. 635 Highway Maintenance Squad[14] – just north of Xinjiang Tibet provincial border
Camping grounds
Including camping grounds on historical caravan routes in Aksai Chin:
- With improvements (modern & historical)
- Bilongtan[15] – possibly geology camp for mining prospecting
- Dehra Compass (NI44-5, KP8)
- Hajji Langar[16] (NI44-1, LQ5)/Haji Langar (哈吉栏干) (Qara Qāsh)[17][18]
- Qizil-yilga or Qizil Jilga (NI44-1, LQ1) (克孜勒吉勒干 or 克孜勒吉勒尕)
- Note: Chinese locations are slightly different, see Chalukou above. However, 克孜勒吉勒干 and 克孜勒吉勒尕 are used to signify 2 different valleys nearby.
- Unimproved
These are simply referred to as halting place which are places with sufficient vegetation, water, or natural shelter to warrant stopping or camping for historical caravans that depended upon beasts of burden.
- Amtogor[19] (NI44) Template:Coord
- Burtsātāng (NI44-5, LP3)
- Chong-tash (NI44-1, KQ8)
- Dambu Guru / Tang-pu-ku-lu (NI44-9, LN0)
- Digra (NI44-9, LN0)
- Dong-lung (NI44-1, KQ9) (羌隆山口; referred to as a mountain pass in Chinese)
- Dungure (NI44-9, LN1)
- Gunnu / Kun-nu (NI44-5, LN3)
- Huzākhar[20] (NI44-1, LP4) Template:Coord
- Kongka Seru (NI44-5, LP3)
- Kota Jilga (NI44-5, KP0) (科塔)
- Kyapsang Tardad (NI44-5, LP2)
- Kyrmgo Traggar/Kyrmgō Traggar[21] (NI44-5, LP3)
- Lak Tsung[22] (NI44-1, LP5)
- Mapo Tāng (NI44-1, LQ5)
- Migpāl Kogma (NI44-5, LN2)
- Nischu (NI44-5, LP2) (尼斯楚)
- Nyagzu (NI44-5, LN1) (Template:Zh)
- Nyingri (NI44-5, LN2)
- Palong Karpo (NI44-1, LQ3)
- Panglung (NI44-5, KP9) (班隆)
- Samzungling (NI44-5, KP9) (萨木崇岭)
- Shinglung (NI44-1, KP9)
- Shor-jilga (NI44-1, KQ5)
- Sirijap (NI44-9, KN9)
- Stathrao (NI44-5, LN2)
- Sumdo[23] (NI44-1, KP8) Template:Coord
- Sumna (NI44-1, LQ2)
- Sumnal (NI44-1, KQ8)
- Tagda-koram-davan (NI44-1, LQ1)
- Tak-marpo (NI44-1, LQ0)
- Thaldat Mapho Tāng[24] (NI44) In October 1963, a radar site Template:Convert northeast of Thaldat Mapho Tāng included a radar antenna, seven tents and three support buildings.[25]
- Tsotāng (NI44-5, LP4)
- Yangpa (NI44)
- Yapchan (NI44-1, LQ1)
- Yūla (NI44-9, LN0)
- Zālung Seru (NI44-5, LP4)
Topographical features
Plains and basins
- Chang Tang (NI44-1, LQ1)
- Chorten Tang (NI44-1, KQ4)
- Depsang Plains
- Lingzi Tāng[26][27] (Lingzhithang, Lingzhithāng Plains, Ling-shi-tang) (NI44-5, LP2) (Template:Lang; Template:Lang) Template:Coord, Template:Coord
- Mangrik Basin[17] (NI44-1, LQ5) (肖尔克谷地; Xiaoerke Valley; different name)
- Shu Lungspo Thang (NI44-1, KQ6) (楚隆斯帕坦)
- Thaldat basin (NI44-1, LQ6)
Mountain passes
'Dawan'[17] and 'La'[17] refer to a mountain pass.
- Āne La (NI44-9, KN9) (Template:Zh)
- Aq-qum Dawān (NI44)[17]
- Chānglung Barma La (NI44-5, LP1)
- Chānglung La (NI44-5, KP9)
- Kyungang La/Chungang La (NI44-5, LN2) (Template:Zh)
- Dehra La (NI44-5, KP9)
- Domjor La (NI44-5, LN2)
- Kara-tāgh Dawān (NI44-1, KQ6)
- Khitai Davan (NI44-1, KQ6)/Khitai Dawān[17]/Khitai Dawan[28] (Template:Lang)
- Kiu La (NI44-5, KN9) (Template:Zh)
- Kone La (NI44-5, LN5)/Domjar La[17]
- Kongka Pass (NI44-5, LN2)
- Konka La (NI44)[17] (科尼山口)
- Lanak La[17] (NI44-6)
- Mabdo La/Mobdo La (NI44-5, LP2)
- Mapo-thang Pass (NI44-1, LQ4)/Mapo-thang La[17]
- Qisil Davan (NI44-1, LQ2)
- Qizil Dawan (NI44-1, LP3)
- Rezang La (NI44-9, LN0)
- Spanggur Gap (NI44-9, KN9)
- Stathrao La (NI44-5, LN2)
- Toglung Marpo La[29] (NI44-5, LN3) Template:Coord
- Yūla La (NI44-9, LN0)
Lakes
- Aksai Chin Lake
- Bilongtan
- Pangong Tso
- Spanggur Tso (NI44-9, LN0)
- Surigh Yilganing Kol (Surigh-yilganing Köl; Template:Lang) (NI44-6)
- Tianshuihai
- Tso Tang (NI44-5, LP4)/Tso Thang[17] (Template:Lang)
Mountains
- Chāng Chenmo Range (NI44-1, KN6)
- Chorten-ri (NI44-1, KQ6)
- Kunlun Mountains
- Monte Della Piega (NI44-1, LQ1)
- Qara-tagh (NI44-1, KQ7)
- Takhta-ri (NI44-1, KQ5)
- Western Loqzung Mountains (NI44-1, LQ0)
- Xiluokezong Shan (NI44-6, about 34°50'N, 79°45'E)
Rivers and streams
- Ang (NI44-9, LN1)
- Ān Zurma / Ānsurma (NI44-9, LN0)
- Chang Chenmo River (Template:Zh)
- Chānglung (NI44-5, KP9 & LP0)
- Chūmesang (NI44-5, LN1)
- Drokpo Karpo (NI44-5, LN2)
- Galwan River (NI44-5, LP0)
- Karakash River (Qara Qāsh River)
- Kiu (NI44-9, LN0)
- Kugrung River (NI44-5, KP9)
- Kyapsang (NI44-5, LP1) (Template:Zh; different name possibly from Tibetan[30])
- Lubang Kongma (NI44-5, LN1)
- Lubang Yogma (NI44-5, LN1)
- Nertse (NI44-5, LN3)
- Omalung (NI44-9, LN1)
- Pangsher (NI44-9, LN1)
- Qara-tagh-su (NI44-1, KQ6)
- Ramjor (NI44-5, LN1)
- Sachuk Kongma (NI44-5, LN2)
- Silung Barma (NI44-5, LN1) (Template:Zh)
- Silung Kongma (NI44-5, LN1) (Template:Zh)
- Skyangzum (NI44-9, LN0)
- Stathrao (NI44-5, LN3)
- Surlah (NI44-9, LN0)
- Thaldat (NI44-1, LQ4)
- Toglung Marpo (NI44-5, LN4)
Valleys and gorges
'Lungpa' refers to a valley or stream
- Burtsa Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ7)
- Chānglung Lungpa (NI44-9, LN1), also called Chang Parma or Chang Barma
- Chorten Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ5)
- Kone Rong (NI44-5, LN4)
- Lungnak Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ3)
- Migpal Lungpa (Chumesang valley, NI 44-5, LN2)
- Pilung Lungpa (NI44-9, KN9)
- Rezang Lungpa (NI44-9, LN0)
- Samar Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ3)
- Shamal Lungpa (NI44-5, LP1)
- Skydpo Lungpa (NI44-6, just below 35°00'N, 79°45'E)
- Sum-dzom Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ7)
- Takhta Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ6)
- Valle Ignota (NI44-1, LQ1)
- Yamar Lungpa (NI44-1, KQ7)
- Yūla Lungpa (NI44-9, LN0)
See also
- Depsang Bulge
- Depsang Plains
- Geography of Ladakh
- India-China border infrastructure
- India–China Border Roads
Notes
References
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- ↑ History of tectono-magmatic evolution in the Western Kunlun Orogen. Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences({Template:Year).
- ↑ Research on the technology for safe operation and management of alpine cold and high-altitude highway. Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute(15-17 May 2013). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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- ↑ Sir Aurel Stein: Archaeological Explorer{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Chicago Press(October 1998). ISBN 978-0-226-53177-9
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- ↑ CABLE FROM AFSSO USAF TO SSO DIA. CIA(11 October 1963).
- ↑ Template:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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- ↑ "sNying Rong" meaning "heart valley". Nyingri (sNying ri), meaning heart mountain, is nearby.
