Aksai Chin: High-Altitude Desert Plateau on the China–India–Pakistan Frontier Aksai Chin Aksai Chin is a high‑altitude arid plateau on the China–India–Pakistan frontier, administered by China but claimed by India; sparsely populated and central to a longstanding territ…
Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) Bar-headed goose A high-altitude waterfowl of Central Asia, notable for its dark head bars and remarkable physiological adaptations for flying over the Himalaya; lives in wetlands and feeds mainly…
