Zanskar topographic map
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Zanskar
Zanskar covers an area of some 7,000 square kilometres (2,700 sq mi), at an elevation of 3,500-7,135 metres (11,500–23,409 feet). It consists of the country lying along the two main branches of the Zanskar River. The first, the Doda River, has its source near the Penzi-la (4,400 m) (14,450 ft) mountain-pass, and then flows south-eastwards along the main valley leading towards Padum, the capital of Zanskar.
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Name: Zanskar topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Zanskar, Ladakh, 194302, India (32.86378 76.20512 33.97483 77.54090)
Average elevation: 4,764 m
Minimum elevation: 2,288 m
Maximum elevation: 6,369 m
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