Rupshu is a high elevation plateau and valley and an

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in southeast

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Description

Frederic Drew describes the Rupshu valley as follows: Drew states that the valleys of Rupshu continue beyond the Tso Kar lake until the Tso Moriri lake (), and also extend to the east to cover the valley of Hanle (). At its narrowest definition, the Rupshu valley ranges from 20 km northwest of Tso Moriri to 50 km northwest. The elevation of that valley is between and . It is inhabited by the Changpa nomads and contains the

Tso Kar The Tso Kar or Tsho kar is a fluctuating salt lake known for its size and depth situated in the Rupshu Plateau and valley in the southern part of Ladakh in India. It is also recognised as India's 42nd Ramsar site. Geography and climate The ...

salt lake. More widely, the term "Rupshu" is used for a wider area, ranging from the Manali-Leh Highway region to the west to east of Tso Moriri, incorporating some of the Ladakhi portion of the

Changthang The Changtang (alternatively spelled Changthang or Qangtang) is a part of the high altitude Tibetan Plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into the southern edges of Xinjiang as well as southeastern Ladakh, India, with vast highlands ...

Plateau area in which Tso Moriri is found.

References

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External links

A travel article about Rupshu region by Rangan Datta
published in ''The Statesman'', 16 June 2004. Geography of Ladakh {{Ladakh-geo-stub