Qinghai-Tibet Plateau News
The expedition will take scientists to a pass linking to South Asia, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Scientists claim that they have drilled into the glacier to collect almost 400-metre ice samples for research into climate change.
A group of fossils discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China belong to pliocene-era bone- crushing hyenas, which date back some four million years, Chinese and US scientists said today.
The lake is located in Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve, home to several endangered species, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks.
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