Shaksgam Valley

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Coordinates: 35°52′N, 76°43′E

Political division of Kashmir
Political division of Kashmir
The green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. The dark-brown region is Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir while the Aksai Chin is under Chinese control.
The green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. The dark-brown region is Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir while the Aksai Chin is under Chinese control.

The Shaksgam Valley is an area of Baltistan, ceded by Pakistan to the People's Republic of China on March 3 in 1963 pending the settlement of the dispute over Kashmir. It is a part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract and is also claimed by India.

[edit] History

In 1887 the first expedition to the valley by a westerner was undertaken by Francis Younghusband[1]. In 1926 Kenneth Mason explored and surveyed the valley[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The American Alpine Journal 2000
  2. ^ Exploration of the Shaksgam Valley and Aghil Ranges By Kenneth Mason


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