science

List of locations in Aksai Chin

List of locations in Aksai Chin is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of locations in Aksai Chin rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

List of locations in Aksai Chin belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of locations in Aksai Chin to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of locations in Aksai Chin from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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.

Man-made

Settlements

Highway features Intersections and waysides Quanshuigou (泉水沟) – highway wayside Tielongtan (T’ieh-lung-t’an; 铁隆滩) – intersection with road to Wenquan Chalukou (岔路口; Fork) – Intersection of road to Tianwendian, Heweitan, and G219. It is possibly also a geology camp supporting nearby prospecting operations. 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 - southeast of Dahongliutan few kilometers inside Indian claim No. 635 Highway Maintenance Squad – just north of Xinjiang Tibet provincial border

Camping grounds Including camping grounds on historical caravan routes in Aksai Chin:

With improvements (modern & historical) Bilongtan – possibly geology camp for mining prospecting Dehra Compass (NI44-5, KP8) Hajji Langar (NI44-1, LQ5)/Haji Langar (哈吉栏干) (Qara Qāsh) 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 (NI44) 35°03′12″N 079°49′03″E 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 (NI44-1, LP4) 35°08′12″N 079°18′34″E Kongka Seru (NI44-5, LP3) Kota Jilga (NI44-5, KP0) (科塔) Kyapsang Tardad (NI44-5, LP2) Kyrmgo Traggar/Kyrmgō Traggar (NI44-5, LP3) Lak Tsung (NI44-1, LP5) Mapo Tāng (NI44-1, LQ5) Migpāl Kogma (NI44-5, LN2) Nischu (NI44-5, LP2) (尼斯楚) Nyagzu (NI44-5, LN1) (Chinese: 尼亚格祖; pinyin: Ní yǎ gé zǔ) 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 (NI44-1, KP8) 35°04′57″N 078°44′44″E Sumna (NI44-1, LQ2) Sumnal (NI44-1, KQ8) Tagda-koram-davan (NI44-1, LQ1) Tak-marpo (NI44-1, LQ0) Thaldat Mapho Tāng (NI44) In October 1963, a radar site 6 nmi (11 km) northeast of Thaldat Mapho Tāng included a radar antenna, seven tents and three support buildings. 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 (Lingzhithang, Lingzhithāng Plains, Ling-shi-tang) (NI44-5, LP2) (林格季唐凹地; 林济塘洼地) 34°49′14″N 079°18′00″E, 34°46′59″N 079°10′37″E Mangrik Basin (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' and 'La' refer to a mountain pass.

Āne La (NI44-9, KN9) (Chinese: 爱尼山口; pinyin: Ài ní shānkǒu) Aq-qum Dawān (NI44) Chānglung Barma La (NI44-5, LP1) Chānglung La (NI44-5, KP9) Kyungang La/Chungang La (NI44-5, LN2) (Chinese: 君岗达坂; pinyin: Jūn gǎng dá bǎn) Dehra La (NI44-5, KP9) Domjor La (NI44-5, LN2) Kara-tāgh Dawān (NI44-1, KQ6) Khitai Davan (NI44-1, KQ6)/Khitai Dawān/Khitai Dawan (奇台达坂) Kiu La (NI44-5, KN9) (Chinese: 基乌拉山口; pinyin: Jī wū lā shānkǒu) Kone La (NI44-5, LN5)/Domjar La Kongka Pass (NI44-5, LN2) Konka La (NI44) (科尼山口) Lanak La (NI44-6) Mabdo La/Mobdo La (NI44-5, LP2) Mapo-thang Pass (NI44-1, LQ4)/Mapo-thang La 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 (NI44-5, LN3) 34°17′04″N 079°11′55″E Yūla La (NI44-9, LN0)

Lakes Aksai Chin Lake Bilongtan Pangong Tso Spanggur Tso (NI44-9, LN0) Surigh Yilganing Kol (Surigh-yilganing Köl; 萨利吉勒干南库勒湖) (NI44-6) Tianshuihai Tso Tang (NI44-5, LP4)/Tso Thang (到腾格湖)

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 (Chinese: 羌臣摩河; pinyin: Qiāng chén mó hé) 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) (Chinese: 应基隆河; pinyin: Yīng jīlóng hé; different name possibly from Tibetan) 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) (Chinese: 西隆格巴尔玛河; pinyin: Xī lóng gé bā'ěr mǎ hé) Silung Kongma (NI44-5, LN1) (Chinese: 西隆格康格玛河; pinyin: Xī lóng gé kāng gé mǎ hé) 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

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of locations in Aksai Chin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of locations in Aksai Chin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of locations in Aksai Chin before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of locations in Aksai Chin ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of locations in Aksai Chin

In research: List of locations in Aksai Chin appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of locations in Aksai Chin in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of locations in Aksai Chin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Aksai Chin, China–India border, Geography of Ladakh, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of locations in Aksai Chin outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “List of locations in Aksai Chin” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study List of locations in Aksai Chin in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what List of locations in Aksai Chin means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain List of locations in Aksai Chin out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is List of locations in Aksai Chin in simple terms?

Why does List of locations in Aksai Chin matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of locations in Aksai Chin?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on List of locations in Aksai Chin.