Zanskar River
| Zanskar River | |
|---|---|
Indus River System - the Zanskar is a tributary of the Indus | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Ladakh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 33°46′19″N 76°50′43″E / 33.7719174°N 76.8453493°E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus River |
The Zanskar River is the first major tributary of the
.Etymology
Zanskar (Zangs-kar) means "white copper" or brass.[2]
Course
In its upper reaches, the Zanskar has two main branches. First of these, the
Tourism
Area has homestays, Buddhist monastery and valley tourism.
Lower (northern) sections of that gorge are popular in summer with tourists making rafting trips, typically from Chiling to Nimmu. In winter when the road to Zanskar is closed by snow on the high passes, the only overland route to Padum is by walking along the frozen river, a multi-day hike that is now sold as an adventure activity called the Chadar Trek ('ice sheet').[4] This trek will eventually be rendered obsolete once the road from Chiling to Padum is completed.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Cunningham, Ladak (1854), p. 88.
- ^ Cunningham, Ladak (1854), p. 22.
- ^
Phartiyal, Binita; Singh, Randheer; Nag, Debarati (2017), "Trans- and Tethyan Himalayan Rivers: In Reference to Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti, NW Himalaya", in Dhruv Sen Singh (ed.), The Indian Rivers: Scientific and Socio-economic Aspects, Springer, p. 375, ISBN 978-981-10-2984-4
- ^ Sumitran, Neha (1 April 2014). "On the Mighty Chadar, Everything Freezes but Tears". National Geographic Traveller India. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Trekking in the Indian Himalaya by Garry Weare, Lonely Planet guide, page 71
Bibliography
- Cunningham, Alexander (1854), Ladak: Physical, Statistical, Historical, London: Wm. H. Allen and Co – via archive.org
- Drew, Frederic (1875), The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account, E. Stanford – via archive.org
- Strachey, Henry (1854), Physical Geography of Western Tibet, London: William Clows and Sons – via archive.org
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zanskar River.
- Zanskar River basin, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Doda River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Lunknak River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Tsarap River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 18 December 2020.
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