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Citation Information
given us one
ranges south of
the
is 5,210 m.
370 BOGDANOVITCH, MEDLICOTT, BLANFORD, OLDHAM AND LOCZY.
Fortsetzung des Tang-la-Gebirges zu sein.» In these words Lôczy has
of the links in the chain Northern Kara-korum-Tang-la.
The journeys of PRSHEVALSKIY and A—K—proved that the Tsaidam run in a direction from west to east.
Starting from 3 2° North. lat. and proceeding northward, Lôczy determines
following ranges:
I . Dsungulun, crossed by A—K— in the pass Kamling-la (i 5,050 feet).
The Samtin-Kansir, Lôczy regards as a connecting link between the Nien-chentang-la and the Southern Tang-la ranges. The pass Shang-shung-la between Tengri-nor
and Nakchu was used by A—K--.
Bumsa Mount, the southern-most point reached by Prshevalskiy high and consists of coarse-grained, red gneiss containing much mica.
2. Tang-la, 5.100 m. (Pr.), 4,994 m. (A—K—) consists of clay-slate, and, at its southern side, on the banks of San-chu, of archaic schists. It stretches certainly from
west to east.
Referring to Richthofen's map (Pl. XXIV in Vol. III above), and comparing it with the results of Prshevalskiy and A—K— who found that the Tang-la had a decided W.—E. stretching, Lôczy states that this orographical arrangement is in accordance with the situation and stretching of the southern-most Kwen-lun Range of Richthofen, — provided that the Western Kwen-lun continues from W. N. W. to E. S. E. through the whole interior of the unknown Tibetan highland to the sources of the Yangtse-kiang. Lôczy finds this arrangement the most probable and natural. Therefore, still further east this principal axis of the Kwen-lun would change its direction into a meridional one in accordance with the mountain ranges of the Farther Indian Peninsula. He regards it as a possibility that the Tang-la belongs to the Kwen-lun System, particularly to the central Kwen-lun, being its southern-most range and an immediate continuation of the Western Kwen-lun. On the other hand the Tang-la together with other neighbouring ranges of Eastern Tibet could perhaps be regarded as the N. W. ends of the mountain ranges of the peninsula.
peaks, Kangin, Datchin-Datchin,
and Tok-tonai, being
Then Lôczy continues : 3. A range with snow
Drshoma and Dorsi at the
confluence
of Murui-ussu
parallel to
the Tang-la.
Dungbure.
Koko-shili.
Marco Polo Range, Shuga and Barkhan Buddha.
Ugutu.
Koko-nor Ranges.
Cha-ji-shan. I o. Nan-shan.
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