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0643 Southern Tibet : vol.4
Southern Tibet : vol.4 / Page 643 (Color Image)

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western side it is 5.2 km. to *Camp CCVII, Chian-karpo,* 5,133 m. high, or a descent of 146 m. and a rate of 1:36. Pan. 269, Tab. 49, was sketched on *Tamlung-la.* It shows several of the high peaks to the S. E., south and S. W. more or less hidden by clouds. To the S. S. W. is *Ganglung-gangri,* interesting as being the place from which the *Tage-tsangpo,* or uppermost *Satlej,* has its source. To the west, a part of *Gurla-mandata* is in sight, and to the N. 77° W. is our road of the next day.

The first day's march within the drainage area of the *Indus* took us from *Camp CCVII* to *Camp CCVIII, Tag-ramoche,* 15.5 km. W. N. W., in the valley of the Upper *Tage-tsangpo.* The fall was 185 m. and the rate 1:84. Pan. 275A and B, Tab. 50, is drawn from the last-mentioned camp. It unrolls a series of high peaks to the south, *Memo-gangri, Ganglung* (or, better, *Kang-lung*), *Hlalung, Dunchum-pu, Panglung, Panglung-chonga,* and *Dugri.* The hill to the left or southern side of the valley of *Tage-tsangpo* is also called *Dugri. Tage-bup* with the road of our next day is the name of the valley of the last-mentioned river. To the N. W. is *Chumik-ri,* »the mountain of the spring», for at its base a spring crops up.

On *July 21st,* we travelled 16 km. west to *Camp CCIX, Tso-nyak,* at an altitude of 4,840 m. being a fall of 108 m. and at a rate of 1:148.

From a point near the above-mentioned spring Pan. 267, Tab. 49, represents the appearance of the mountains at the left side of the *Tage-tsangpo.* Pan. 270, Tab. 50, is a narrow passage in the same valley with a part of the *Gurla-mandata* visible to the S. 71° W. Pan. 271A and B, Tab. 50, is taken from the little secondary threshold, *Holum-babsa.* It is interesting in so far as it shows quite clearly for the first time the *Gurla-mandata,* the first glimpse of the *Kailas* and of the hills behind which the *Sacred Lake* is located. *Tagdung, Sinchen,* and *Sinchung* are mountains to the south. The highest peak of *Gurla-mandata* is visible to the S. 73° W. To the N. 83° W. not far away is a little conical hill. To the N. 71° W. the guides show the nearest point of the *Manasarovar.* To the N. 37° W. is the *Kang-rinpoche* or »*Sacred Ice-Mount*», *i. e., Kailas.* N. 25° W. is Mount *Pachen* and farther east some less important peaks.

On *July 22nd,* the march goes north 9.3 km. to *Camp CCX, Namarden,* at an altitude of 4,720 m., or 120 m. below the previous camp, the descent being at a rate of 1:77. Pan. 272, Tab. 50, is drawn from the point where we crossed the *Tage-tsangpo,* and gives a perspective of the same valley by which we had travelled. Pan. 273, Tab. 50, shows a part of *Gurla-mandata* with some clouds. Pan. 274, Tab. 50, is taken from a terrace just south of *Namarden* and shows to the N. N. E. some other lacustrine terraces. Pan. 278A and B, Tab. 51, shows to the S. 57° W. the *Gurla-mandata,* to the N. N. W. the mountains to the east of *Manasarovar,* to the N. E.