By S K Juneja Ex Scientist D and Head of Office Central Location of Area Cold deserts of the western Himalayas are unique ecosystems covering 80,000 sq kms of which major part falls in Ladakh region. Ladakh region is one of the inhabited plateaus in the world ranging in altitude from 2100 m to more than 5000 m amsl. Temperature goes as low as -50 0C and Drass is the second coldest inhabited place in the world. Siachen glacier, largest outside the Polar region, is an inhospitable terrain which provides…
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