| ID | 116623 |
| Title Proper | Half-way to heaven |
| Other Title Information | research on the source of the Oxus river |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Colegrave, Bill |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This is an account of a journey in 1990 to try to establish the source of the Oxus, a river which "starts with a bang …and finishes with a whimper." But controversy has raged for years about its exact source. Naval Lt. Wood claimed that the Syr Kul lake was the source and his view held sway for fifty years until Lord Curzon discovered an Ice Cave which he declared was the true source of the Oxus. Colegrave's journey retraced the steps of earlier explorers and adventurers, up the Wakhan valley, into the Pamirs and along the Wajkir river. He located Curzon's Ice Cave but then went on to discover the deep valley of the Chelab river, which he asserts is the true source of the Oxus. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 43, No.1; Mar 2012: p.27-48 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol. 43, No.1; Mar 2012: p.27-48 |
| Key Words | Oxus River ; Lord Curzon ; Ice Cave ; Wakhan Valley ; Wajkir River ; Chelab River ; Source ; Research |