PANGONG TSO BUILT Flashcards
In which part of India is the bridge located?
Eastern Ladakh
The bridge is between the narrowest points of the lake Pangong
The bridge connects which two places?
North and South Banks of the Pangong Tso lake
How far is the bridge from the LAC?
25 Km away from LAC( 35 km by road)
Which garrison of China(PLA) is located near the bridge?
The Kurnak fort in the northern bank is the closest garrison to the bridge
What is the distance between the North Bank and the south bank of the bridge?How wide is the bridge?
500m
8m wide
How will it benefit China?
Travel time will be reduced from around 12 hours to 3-4 hours,,,,,,, it will allow the PLA to travel closer to Indian bases in Kailash.(mainly the Chushul sector.)
it will reduce the distance by 140-150 Kms
the PLA had to take a roundabout crossing the Rudok
county but now the bridge would provide a direct axis
How long is the Lake?How much area of the Pangong lake comes under Indian territory?What is the altitude of the lake?
135 Km long,,,,,1/3rd of the lake in inside India,,, 2/3rd in China
14000 feet
Around 40% of the lake lies within the Indian territory, 50% in Tibet (China), and the rest 10% is reportedly disputed between the two and is a de facto buffer zone.
What is the area south of Pangong lake called?What is the shape of the lake?
Moldo
Boomerang shaped
The finger points of the LAC are just extensions of ______mountain , which looks like fingers?
Chang Chenmo range
The bridge is present in _________ area illegally occupied by China after the Sino-Indian war of 1962
Aksai Chin.
was the pangong lake part of the first phase of disengagement talks between India and China.?
Yesss,,,,,, in FEB 2020 the all areas near Pangong Tso were completely disengaged
The pangong tso bridge is near which finger point?
20KM east of 8th finger point.
what is the elevation of Pangong lake?how long is it?how many sub lakes does it have?How wide is the lake, at its broadest point?
4,225 m
134 km long
5 sub lakes ===Pangong Tso, Tso Nyak, Rum Tso (twin lakes) and Nyak Tso.
The lake is 5 km wide
What type of a lake is Pangong tso? Does LAC pass through it?
endorheic lake
(LAC) passes through the lake
It is one of the highest altitude lakes in the world that is filled with saline water.
Pangong Tso is popular for its changing colour ability.
Its colour changes from shades of blue to green to red.
Recent News?
China is constructing another bridge right next to the one already constructed(In april 2022) , which is much wider and is suitable for movement of Tanks and artillary weapons to the southern part of the lake.
Satellite images have been captured
