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Pangong Tso (; Hindi: पांगोंग त्सो; ), Tibetan for "high grassland lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about . It is long and extends from India to Tibet. Approximately 60% of the length of the lake lies in Tibet. The lake is wide at its broadest point. All together it covers 604 km2. During winter the lake freezes completely, despite being saline water. It is not part of Indus river basin area and geographically a separate land locked river basin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= River basins with Major and medium dams & barrages location map in India, WRIS )〕 The lake is in the process of being identified under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. This will be the first trans-boundary wetland in South Asia under the convention. ==Sino-Indian border dispute== (詳細はLine of Actual Control passes through the lake. A section of the lake approximately 20 km east from the Line of Actual Control is controlled by China but claimed by India. The eastern end of the lake is in Tibet. After the mid-19th century, Pangong Tso was at the southern end of the so-called Johnson Line, an early attempt at demarcation between India and China in the Aksai Chin region. The Khurnak Fort lies on the northern bank of the lake, halfway of Pangong Tso. The Chinese has controlled the Khurnak Fort area since 1952. To the south is the smaller Spanggur Tso lake. On October 20, 1962, Pangong Tso saw military action during the Sino-Indian War, successful for the People's Liberation Army. Pangong Tso is still a delicate border point along the Line of Actual Control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EH01Df02.html )〕 Incursions from Chinese side are common. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pangong Tso」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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