28 Key Geographical Locations in Ladakh Marked on Official Survey of India Map
The Government of India, in consultation with the Ladakh Administration, has marked 28 geographical features and locations on the official map with standardized names.
The Government of India, in consultation with the administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh, has identified and marked a total of 28 locations and geographical structures on the official map of the Survey of India. All these sites have been recorded on the map using their standardized names for the location and geographical feature.
The primary objective of the Survey of India in formally marking these locations on the map of Ladakh is to facilitate their precise identification and to create better awareness about them among the general public.
The details of the 28 locations and geographical structures marked on the map are as follows:
1. Atisha Giri (Peak) 2. Brangsa (Land area) 3. Chapchingal (Pass) 4. Kanishka (Peak) 5. Karun Pir (Mountain) 6. Kuksel (Land area) 7. Martand Giri (Peak) 8. Parpik (Glacier) 9. Skamri (Glacier) 10. Shachmirk (Pass) 11. Shkorga (Valley) 12. Zorawar (Peak) 13. Dehra Compass (Land area) 14. Drak Karpo (Mountain) 15. Gogra (Land area) 16. Jolmori (Mountain) 17. Kumarayana Point (Land area) 18. Panglung (Land area) 19. Rinchen Zangpo (Peak) 20. Sakyasri Giri (Peak) 21. Guru Rinpoche (Lake) 22. Shamal Lungpa (Land area) 23. Yangpa (River) 24. Hot Spring (Water body) 25. Marpa Lotsava Ri (Peak) 26. Milarepa Kangri (Peak) 27. Shiva Ri (Peak) 28. Maheshvara Ri (Peak)