Detail of the index map for Innermostasia - map sheets 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 ,15, 18, 19, 22, 23 - this shows Stein's several attempts to move south from Khotan that were blocked by glaciers near Mus-tagh and Yangi-dawan - then his later route east toward Keriay at Nura and then south through Baba-Hatim Pass up the Keriya river to Lake Lighten and then back west across the high plateau and passes - Finally, after suffering frost-bite he was carried over the Kara-korum pass back to Kashmir. The ruins at Mazar-tagh, Niya, Kara-dong, Endere and Dandan-uiliq are shown. |