Marsimik La

Marsimik La
Elevation	5,582 m (18,314 ft) [1]
Location
Location	India
Range	Himalaya
Coordinates	34°05′36″N 78°37′06″E / 34.09333°N 78.61833°E / 34.09333; 78.61833Coordinates: 34°05′36″N 78°37′06″E / 34.09333°N 78.61833°E / 34.09333; 78.61833

Marsimik La or Marsimek La, elevation 5,582 metres (18,314 ft), is a high mountain pass in the Chang-Chemno Range in northern India about 100 km (62 mi) east of Leh, further by road.^{[citation needed]} Swedish adventurer Sven Hedin, who crossed the pass on his third expedition, measured its height as 18,343 feet above sea level.^[2]

Located 42 km (30 mi) northeast of the northwest tip of Pangong Lake, the pass is on the shortest route from there to the contested Kongka Pass area some 42 km (26 mi) further northeast on the China-India line of actual control. Marsimik La is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the sharp 6,000 to 6,500 m (19,700 to 21,300 ft) ridgeline forming the line of actual control.

References

1. ^ SRTM data.
2. ^ Hedin, Sven Anders (1909). Trans-Himalaya: discoveries and adventures in Tibet, Volume 1. 1909. pp. 76–77. http://books.google.com/books?id=usoaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA76.