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0493 Southern Tibet : vol.2
南チベット : vol.2
Southern Tibet : vol.2 / 493 ページ(カラー画像)

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CHAPTER XLVIII.

THE HIMALAYAN WATER-PARTING OF KORE-LA BETWEEN
THE TSANGPO AND THE GANGES.

At the S.E. side of the little ridge at the foot of which the Tsangpo flows,
is situated the small monastery Liktse-gompa with the plain of Yaken in front of it.
From here our road goes S.W. over a little threshold Tsasa-la; several small tribu-
taries enter from the south, Pina-ongma, Pina-parva and Pina-tangbo; the rock is
sandstone. The next threshold is Dorap-la at the western foot of which the brook
from Kore-la, Chokar-shung makes a sharp bend and falls into the Tsangpo; it
carried very little water. The road is much worn and there must be a considerable
traffic going on; it consists of some 20 parallel paths, representing the high road to
Nepal, and even now several salt caravans were passing. A promontory Ngurkung
is of sandstone, two or three isolated rocks near it are called Ngurkung-chang; the
valley of Ngurkung-changma leads to the next pass; before reaching it one crosses
a right tributary, Ngurkung-shar; a widening of the valley is called Amse.
Ngurkung-la is an insignificant threshold, from the crest of which some of
the Lunpo-gangri peaks are seen to the N.54°E.; at its west side the living rock is
schist and sandstone. There the hills come to an end in this direction, and the
road turns S.S.W. over level ground; to the right or west extends the broad open
valley or plain which stretches north from the Kore-la to the Tsangpo, and the
ground of which is very spongy; it is called Nachalak, and many tents and flocks
were seen amongst its good grass.
Sara is the name of a tributary valley from the east, and Sara-hla two stone
cairns with flags. The next valleys from the east are Lepge-kanchu, Chalung, Shalung,
and Nang-tsang, the latter with marked terraces and a brook in three branches.
Camp 181 was at a height of 4,595m. (15,072 feet), only 30m. above the Tsangpo
at Liktse-gompa. About 20 tents were pitched here.
A very hard S.S.W. wind was blowing the whole day, and increased as we
proceeded south. Over the snowy mountains east and west belonging to the northern-
most range of the Himalaya dark clouds concealed the summits.
Following as before the eastern side of the valley we continue south to the
Kore-la, an extraordinary pass, as it is hardly noticeable to the naked eye; only appro-