"مجموعة من المعاهدات والالتزامات والسندات المتعلقة بالهند والدول المجاورة" [‎١‎٩‎٤] (٥٧٨/٥١٧)

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CxciF AFGHANISTAN—APPENDIX NO. V—1895.
AFGHANISTAN.
APPENDIX No. \.—[See page 220.]
A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of the Boundary Pillars erected by the Joint
Commission for the delimitation of the Russo-Afghan Frontier on the Pamirs
in the year 1895, from Astronomical Observations by Lieutenant-Colonel Za-
hessky.
Number of
boundary
pillars.
Latitude.
Longitude.
Description of the pillars and of the places where
they are placed.
Pillar No. 1
37° 26' 10"
(Astronomic
tion).
43° 26' 52"
al Observa-
The pillar is erected on an island which rises 30
feet above the level of the lake, and which is
situated at the mouth of the river Chang-Kul-
Su, which flows into the lake from the east.
The pillar is built of cobble stones in the shape
of a pyramid, 9 feet high.
Pillar No. 2
37° 24' 29"
(Topographi
tion).
43° 26' 35"
cal Observa-
The pillar is erected on the northern slope of a
spur of the range “ Nicholas II,” which runs
out from the “ Peak of Concord ” in the direc
tion of the eastern extremity of the Lake Vic
toria, and is built of cobble stones in the shape
of a pyramid, 9 feet high.
Pillar No. 3
37° 22' 6"
(Astronomic
tion).
43° 54' 39"
al Observa-
The pillar is erected on a rock which is situated
90 feet to the east of the highest point of the
Bendersky Pass, and is built in the shape of
a pyramid, 9 feet high, out of fragments of the
same rock.
Pillar No. 4
37° 23' 54"
(Astronomic
tion).
44° 10' 31"
al Observa-
The pillar is erected on the highest point of the
Orta-Bel Pass, and is built of cobble stones in
the shape of a pyramid, 9 feet high.
Pillar No. 5
37° 23' 44"
(Topographi
tion).
44° 11' 3"
cal Observa-
The pillar is erected 2,800 feet to the south-east
of Pillar No. 4, on the watershed of the Orta-
Bel Ridge, to indicate the direction the frontier
should take in its prolongation along the range
of “ Emperor Nicholas II,” and is built of cobble
stones in the shape of a pyramid, 9 feet
high.
Pillar No. 6
37° 23' 51"
(Topographi
tion).
44° 15' 5"
cal Observa-
The pillar is erected on a projection of a spur
of the range “ Nicholas II,” which juts out
to the bed of the stream Gunji-Bai, at a dis
tance of 3 versts (2 English miles) from its con
fluence with the river Aksu, and is built of cobble
stones in the shape of a pyramid, 9 feet high.