Aksai Chin

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Aksai Chin is a vast high-altitude desert of salt that reaches heights up to 5,000 metres. Geographically part of the Tibetan Plateau, Aksai Chin is referred to as the Soda Plain. The region is almost uninhabited.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksai_Chin
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Coordinates:   34°42'1"N   79°7'4"E

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  • As in the tag: geographically part of tibetan plateau, politically now part of China, but I can't look into the future. Can one of you?
  • It is not a good idea to use large amounts of information from the Wikipedia link, it really defeats the object in having the Wikipedia link in the first place!
  • Well said ZacharyKent!
  • No political comments please. This is a geographical site.
  • I agree with SalilSBudhe.
  • I think there is a lot of Borax in this area.
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