GILGIT

(35° 54’ N., 74° 23’.), an Outlying province in extreme WN. W. 0 f| India, under sovereignty of Kashmir, and embracing part of basin of river Gilgit; mountainous country, intersected by narrow valleys and with numerous glaciers and ice-fields; separated from Chinese frontier by mountain range; station of Gilgit stands c. 4,890 ft. above sea-level. People are a mixed race, speaking different languages, but generally cla ed under name of Dards.