Tianshuihai
Military service station in the disputed Aksai Chin region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tianshuihai[2][3] (Chinese: 甜水海; pinyin: Tiánshuǐ hǎi), alternately spelled Tien Shui Hai,[4] is a salt water lake in the disputed Aksai Chin region administered by China as part of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture),[5] which is also claimed by India. The lake's basin is a small plain, formerly known as the Thaldat basin[6] or Mapothang.[7] The lake drains the Thaldat stream that flows from the southwest.[6] It is located east of the Lokzhung Range and northwest of the Aksai Chin Lake.[8]
Tianshuihai
甜水海 | |
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Military service station | |
Location relative to Trans-Karakoram Tract and Aksai Chin, China Show map of Trans-Karakoram Tract and Aksai Chin | |
Coordinates: 35.297°N 79.561°E / 35.297; 79.561 | |
Administering country | China |
Province | Xinjiang Autonomous Region |
Prefecture | Hotan |
Elevation | 4,850 m (15,910 ft) |
The Xinjiang–Tibet Highway of the 1950s was laid close to the lake, and an army service station was built on its banks, called the Tianshuihai service station.[9][10] Around 2000, an improved national highway (G219) was laid on a new alignment further to the east, and the Tianshuihai service station was moved to a new location, closer to the new alignment.