Godfrey Thomas Vigne
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exploration of Karakoram Range
- In Karakoram Range: Study and exploration
William Moorcroft, George Trebeck, and Godfrey Thomas Vigne plotted the locations of major rivers, glaciers, and mountains. The extraordinary topography, along with protracted military tensions in the Karakorams between Russia and Britain and more recently between China, Pakistan, and India, prompted many expeditions in the 19th and 20th centuries. Most…
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