Karakoram Pass is a mountain pass between India and ________.
A
China
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Pakistan
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Myanmar
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Bangladesh
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Solution
The correct option is A China
The Karakoram Pass is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft[1] mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range.[2] It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Turkic.
Historically, the high altitude of the pass and the lack of fodder were responsible for the deaths of countless pack animals while the route was notorious for the trail of bones strewn along the way. There is an almost total absence of vegetation on the approaches to the pass.