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0517 Southern Tibet : vol.2
Southern Tibet : vol.2 / Page 517 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000263
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getation. From Camp 191 cleft
gh the opening of Tsangpo-

l nearly 2m. above the river. It
y the current, so that fields of v
water is grey and muddy, the
angpo, and just below the Camp
er is irregular, and subdivided
meandering in all directions.
divided by a long narrow medial
the following dimensions: breadth
h = 1.92m.; average velocity =
The western branch: breadth =
; average velocity = 0.92m. a sec
to say 58.9ptlm. in all, July 21,
l with yaks.

and soon came to a little trib
nsiderable, and had the following
m.; average depth = 0.9m.; aver
4.6ptlm. a second.

the plain becomes a little smalle
. The next branch a great at
1.92m.; average depth = 1.6m.
22.7ptlm. a second.
all together, therefore carried

ter coming from the lake-like expa
m the Nao-sangpo, I should
Tuksum to Camp 191. In the
r's map shows the confluenc
Nain Sing's map shows a S.S
191) lies due west of Tuksu
the great tributary. Therefo
not be situated close Camp
ncludes the Nao-sangpo. 10 of
eaches. The greatest part of its
on and very shallow expansi
mmediately becomes dee-
en dunes partly bound by rip
by dunes, and full of small islan
o or Kyang-chu, at the right