Karakoram Pass

Karakoram Pass

Karakoram pass geography of kunlun mountains in xinjiang. It lies on one of the highest trade routes in the world for yarkand in central asia.

Karakoram Pass Eric Wilson Flickr

Karakoram pass the karakoram pass is a 4 693 m or 15 397 ft mountain pass between india and china in the karakoram range.

Karakoram pass. The karakoram pass is a hill pass in the middle of india and china lying in the karakoram mountain range. The pass is located in a saddle or gap between two mountains has a width of about 45 meters 148 feet and straddles the border between china and india. It is the tallest pass on the very old caravan path in the midst of leh in ladakh and.

It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between leh in ladakh and yarkand in the tarim basin. There is an almost total absence of vegetation on the approaches to the pass. The karakoram pass is a mountain pass in the karakoram range that links china to india.

Relief and east such as the karakoram in the kashmir region and the korgan in xinjiang. Map including karakoram pass 18 307 1917 historically the high altitude of the pass and the lack of fodder were responsible for the deaths of countless pack animals while the route was notorious for the trail of bones strewn along the way. Karakoram pass the karakoram pass 18 250 ft lies in the state of jammu and kashmir india.