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Kua-chou, ancient name of An-hsi, q.c.
Kua-chou-k'ou, astronom. latitude of, 96.
Kuchâ, town and oasis, 19, 38 sq., 41, 44, 72
sq., 75 sq., 79 sq.; astronom. latitude of
town, 76.
Kuchâ river, 38, 75 sq., 80.
Kuchkach-bulak, loc., astronom. latitude of, 78.
Kum-arik river, 69.
Kum-kuduk, loc., 30, 87 sq., 91 ; height of,
89, 154.
Kum-tâgh, sand hills, 48, 81.
Kumul, oasis, see Hâmi.
Kumush, loc., 81.
K'un-lun, range, 1, 3 sq., 6 sq., 9, 41 ;
glacis of, 42 sq., 45, 97 ; westernmost range
of, 63 ; surveys of S.W. of Khotan, 11 sq.,
20 ; S. of Khotan, 6 sq., 12 sq., 20, 70
sq. ; S. of Keriya, 14, 21 sq., 75 ; S. of
Niya, 77 sq. ; from Kapa eastwards, 28,
28 ; S. of Charchan, 15, 80 ; S. of Vâsh-
shahri, 82 sq. ; S. of Lop-nôr, 86 ; sighted
from near Charchan, 27 ; from Astin-bulak,
35 sq. ; triangulation of range, 79 sq.,
110 sq.
Kun-tigmaz, loc., 40.
Kunat, pass, 8 ; astronom. latitude of, 71.
Kungurche, loc., 32, 105.
Kurat-jilga, 71.
Kurghân-tim, astronom. latitude of, 65.
Kuruk-daryâ, ancient river-bed, 16, 28 sq.,
37, 42, 82, 86 sq. ; ancient delta of, 29, 37,
47 ; connexion with Konche-daryâ, 38.
Kuruk-tâgh, ranges, 35, 37, 42 sq., 44, 46
sq., 52, 95 ; southernmost, 16, 30, 85, 92 ;
westernmost, 81 sq., 83 sq., 89 ; surveys
of, S. of Turfân, 19, 35 ; triangulation
in, 79, 81 sq., 85, 113 sq.

Lachin-atâ-mazâr, astronom. latitude of, 74.
Ladak; Hâji Habibullah's to, 21 to, 22.
Lal Singh, R. B., his work on second expedi-
tion, 18 sq., 21 sq., 63; his surveys on
third expedition, 4, 24 sq., 28, 30 sq., 32
sq., 35 sq., 38 sq., 64, 66, 68, 72, 75 sq.,
78, 88, 92, 96, 101 ; his triangulation
along northernmost K'un-lun, 80, 82 sq.,
87, 111 sq. ; his triangulation in western
Kuruk-tâgh, 79, 81, 83 sq., 85 sq., 95 ;
receives title R. B., also Back Grant from
R. G. S., 23 ; awarded Cuthbert Peak
Grant by R. G. S. and Jâgir by G. of I.,
40 ; assists in compilation of maps, 55 ;
retirement, 55, 61.
Lâl-tâgh, hill, 26.
Lamjin, springs, 48, n.
Lanak-lâ, pass, 21 sq., 75.
langur, roadside station, representation of,
in maps, 60.
Lânghru, vill., astronom. latitude of, 71.
Lapchuk, oasis, 34, 90 sq.; site 19.
Lashkar-satma, loc., 27, 80 ; latitude of, 82.
Leh, town, 7, 23 ; meteorological base station,
152.

Lenox-Conyngham, Col. Sir G. P., R. E.
help rendered by, vii, 1.
Li-yüan-ho, river, 18, 33, 101, 104.
Liang-chou, city, 33.
Limes, ancient Chinese border wall, surveys
along, 16 sq., 18, 49, 97 sq., 100.
Little Kara-kul, lake, 5 sq. ; astronom. lati-
tude of, 75 ; triangulation near, 109.
Lo-to-ching, well, 98 ; astronom. latitude
of, 99.
Lo-t'o-ch'êng, astronom. latitude of, 102.
Longe, Col. F. B., R.E., help of, vii, 10.
Lop, district, 27, 45 ; hamlet, 16, 87 ; termi-
nal basin, 34, 36 ; general account of 46
sq.
Lop desert, 35, 82, 85 sq.
Lop, ancient lake-bed of, 16, 30, 36 sq., 41,
43, 46 sq., 53, 86 sq., 88 sq., 91 sq. ; its
connexion with Su-lo-ho, 31 ; levelling at
E. end of, 23, 30.
Lop of Khotan, vill. tract, 71.
Lop-nôr, marshes, 28, 41, 43, 46, 86 sq.
Lou-lan, desert area of ancient, 42, 47, 51,
55 ; mine-sites of, 15 sq., 28 sq.,
36 sq., 85 sq. ; L. A. site, 86 ;
longitude of, 85.
Lowaza, springs, 89 ; astronom. latitude of,
90 ; corrected height of, 154.
Lukchun, town, 83.

Ma-lien-ching-tzu, astronom. latitude of, 96.
Ma-tsun-shan, 98 n.
Ma-yang-ho valley, 101.
Macartney, Sir George, K. C. I. E., help
at Kâshgar, 11, 25.
Makhai plateau, 97.
Malghun, loc., astronom. latitude of, 73.
Malghun, vill., astronom. latitude of, 78.
Mandâr-köl-dawân, pass, 21.
Ma-s-met, oasis, 32 sq., 34 sq., 94, 97 sq.,
100 sq., 104 ; astronom. latitude of, 101.
Maps : scope of maps treated in Memoir, 1 ;
their compilation, 55 sq. ; graphic methods
used, 56 sq. ; map of first expedition, in
Sand-buried Ruins, 10 ; in Ancient Khotan,
10 ; maps illustrating Desert Cathay, 23 ;
map of Ancient Chinese Limes W. of
Tunhuang, 17 ; map of Darel and Tangir,
25 ; detailed map of Turfân district, 35 ;
map of Muz-tâgh-atâ and Lake Little
Kara-kul, 64.
Marâl-bâshi, town and oasis, 20, 26, 39, 67,
69 sq.
Marco Polo, on route through Lop desert,
16, 48, 89 ; on 'City of Etzina', 32, 103.
Mason, Major K., R. E., help of, viii
sq. ; furnishes 'Summary and discussion of
triangulation', 55, 107-153; on Lal Singh's
work in K'un-lun range, 28, 111 sq. ; on
triangulation near Muz-tâgh-atâ, 63, 109 ;
on triangulation in Kuruk-tâgh, 36, 79,
81 sq., 113 sq. ; on geodetic work on
Pâmir, 108.
Mastûj, territory, 10.