Pangsau Pass

Pangsau Pass
Elevation1,136 m (3,727 ft)
LocationPart of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh on India–Myanmar border
RangeHimalaya
Coordinates27°14′51″N 96°09′22″E / 27.2476°N 96.156°E / 27.2476; 96.156
Pangsau Pass is located in Myanmar
Pangsau Pass
Pangsau Pass
Location of the Pangsau Pass
External videos
video icon Making the road from Ledo (Stilwell Road); Pangsau Pass. 8:30min. Filmed in 1942-43 by Gyles Mackrell[1]

Pangsau Pass or Pan Saung Pass, 3,727 feet (1,136 m) (Burmese: ပန်ဆေလမ်းကြောင်းာ) in altitude, lies on the crest of the Patkai Hills on the India–Myanmar border. The pass offers one of the easiest routes into Burma from the Assam plains.[2] The pass lies on the famous Ledo Road (Stillwell Road) and named after the closest village on Myanmar's territory, Pangsau, which lies 2 km east of the pass. India's undisputed easternmost point "Chaukan Pass" - east of Vijaynagar in the Changlang district - lies northeast of Pangsau Pass.

  1. ^ Centre of South Asian Studies - Mackrell Collection - Film 12 Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today
  2. ^ Gazetteer of north-east India, Govt. of India