Lake of No Return

Lake of No Return

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Lake of No Return (Nawng Yang in Burmese) is a small (c. 1 km length?) body of water lying south of Pangsau village, the first habitation in Burma (Myanmar) on the Ledo Road, 2 km. east of the Pangsau Pass (3727') on the India-Burma border. The Changlang District website of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, India speculated that the name may have been given due to the number of Allied aircraft which crashlanded in it during World War II. [ [http://changlang.nic.in/interest.html#lonr The place of interests ] ] According to another story, a group of Japanese soldiers returning from battle lost their way and ended up at the lake. There, they were stricken by Malaria and died and hence it is called the Lake of No Return. According to a third story, US Army soldiers sent to examine the lake were trapped by the undergrowth and perished trying to escape. [ [http://www.discoverfareast.com/LakeOfNoReturn/lake_of_no_return.htm Lake Of No Return ] ] It is said that one day a pilot was crossing the lake when he was astonished to see prehistoric wild animals.

References

* [http://changlang.nic.in Changlang District webpage]


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