World's Highest Frozen Lake Fractures Along China-India Border
An astronaut photo captured ice fracturing across Pangong Lake on the Tibetan Plateau, with the break aligning almost perfectly with a disputed border.
An astronaut snapped this photo of ice mysteriously fracturing across the surface of Pangong Lake in the Tibetan Plateau. The smooth white line where the ice meets the water almost perfectly matches a highly disputed border between China and India. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program)
Quick Facts
Where is it? Pangong Lake, Tibetan Plateau (33.75582309, 78.69202953)
What’s in the photo? Lake ice fracturing along a disputed border between China and India
Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station
When was it taken? Jan. 25, 2024