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Southern Tibet : vol.4 |
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CHAPTER V.
IN THE LATITUDINAL VALLEY SOUTH
OF THE KWEN-LUN.
On *October 2nd* the march continues in a straight line E. N. E. for 16.7 km.
The ground rises imperceptibly or only 56 m., as *Camp XXVIII* is at a height of
5,137 m.; the rate is, therefore, as 1:298 or perfectly level to the eye. It is, there-
fore, difficult to tell in which direction the several extremely shallow waterless erosion
furrows are directed which are crossed by the route. Sometimes one got the im-
pression that they went diagonally across the plain to the N. W., but that is un-
certain. Everywhere there is grass and yapkak, a real highland steppe. The land-
scape is extremely monotonous as is usually the case in latitudinal valleys. The
single points of interest are the snow-groups to the north and south, though they
had been in sight for several days, the *Deasy Group* all the way since the thre-
shold west of *Yeshil-köl*. Near *Camp XXVIII* there were two fresh-water pools. In
such regions as these, hard rock is, of course, not within reach. From *Camp XXVIII*
a complete panorama, 44ᴬ and 44ᴮ, Tab. 8, was made all around the horizon. To the
S. 20° E. and S. 3° W. the culminating peaks of the *Deasy Group* are seen. To the
S. W. and W. S. W. from where we come, no mountains are visible chiefly due to
the unevenness of the ground. To the S. 82° W., west, N. 81° W. and N. 70° W.
only the highest summits of different mountains are visible. Then follows a gap
to the N. W., and to the N. N. W. is the northern snow-covered group. To the N. E.
is a protuberance of the soil hiding the mountains behind. To the E. S. E. and S. E.
are moderate hills bounding the latitudinal valley to the south.
On *October 3rd* the route is towards the N. E. and N. N. E. for 15.8 km.
*Camp XXIX* has a height of 5,091 m., so the ground sinks 46 m. or as 1:343. In
comparison with *Camps XXVII* and *XXIX*, *Camp XXVIII* was, therefore, highest
being situated at the base of the cupola-shaped but flat protuberance in the middle
of the latitudinal valley. The wind was again from the west and the minimum tem-
perature for the night was — 22.0°, which may be regarded as sharp for the season.¹
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