Satellite images show the construction of a Chinese settlement near the Pangong Lake- a strategically located lake that separates India and China. The settlement is located 38 km. east of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)- where border skirmishes happened between India and China in 2020.
Source: WION
About Pangong Lake:
It is also known as Pangong Tso Lake.
It is a long narrow, endorheic (landlocked) lake situated at a height of more than 14,000 ft. (4,350 m.) in the Ladakh Himalayas.
It is the world\'s highest saltwater lake.
India holds one-third of the 135 km-long boomerang-shaped Pangong lake.
One-third of the Pangong Lake lies in India and the other two-thirds in China.
It is also known to change colors, appearing blue, green, and red at different times.
Endorheic lake:
It is a type of lake that does not have an outlet to a river or ocean. Instead, water in an endorheic lake remains within its basin, either through evaporation or seepage into the ground.
As a result, endorheic lakes tend to have high salinity or mineral content since the water does not flow out, allowing minerals to accumulate over time.
Ladakh Himalaya:
It forms a high altitude desert between Greater Himalayan ranges and Karakoram Ranges.
The Indus and its tributaries are major rivers flowing through the terrain.
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