Question

Describe the landform features of Ladakh?

Answer 1

Ladakh is a high altitude desert as the Himalayas create a rain shadow denying entry to monsoon clouds. The main source of water is the winter snowfall on the mountains. Recent flooding in the region  has been attributed to abnormal rain patterns and retreating glaciers, both of which might be linked to global climate change.It has no major peaks; its average height is a little less than 6,000 m (20,000 ft), and few of its passes are less than 5,000 m (16,000 ft). The Pangong range runs parallel to the Ladakh range about 100 km northwest from Chushul, along the southern shore of the Pangong Lake. Its highest range is 6,700 m (22,000 ft) and the northern slopes are heavily glaciated. The region comprising the valley of the Shayok and Nubra rivers is known as Nubra. The Karakoram range in Ladakh is not as mighty as in Baltistan

Answer 2

Ladakh is a high altitude desert as the Himalayas create a rain shadow, denying entry to monsoon clouds. The main source of water is the winter snowfall on the mountains. Recent flooding in the region  has been attributed to abnormal rain patterns and retreating glaciers, both of which might be linked to global climate change.The Leh Nutrition Project, headed by Chewang Norphel, also known as the 'Glacier Man', creates artificial glaciers as one solution for retreating glaciers.