Government of India Identifies 28 Places and Features in Ladakh with Standard Names on Survey of India Official Map

Government of India Identifies 28 Places and Features in Ladakh with Standard Names on Survey of India Official Map

New Delhi, October 2: Government of India, in consultation with the Union Territory of Ladakh, has identified a total of twenty-eight (28) places/features, located in the UT of Ladakh, by standard place and feature names on the official map of Survey of India (SoI). Identifying them formally on the Survey of India map of UT of Ladakh is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and better awareness among the public at large.

These twenty-eight (28) places/features so identified on the Survey of India map of the Union Territory of Ladakh, are as under:

Union Territory of Ladakh (28)
S.No. Name of PlaceFeature Type
1Atisha GiriPeak
2BrangsaLand area
3Chapchingal PassPass
4Kanishka PeakPeak
5Karun PirMountain
6KukselLand area
7Martand GiriPeak
8ParpikGlacier
9Skamri GlacierGlacier
10Shachmirk PassPass
11Shkorga ValleyValley
12Zorawar PeakPeak
13Dehra CompassLand area
14Drak KarpoMountain
15GograLand area
16JolmoriMountain
17Kumarayana PointLand area
18PanglungLand area
19Rinchen ZangpoPeak
20Sakyasri GiriPeak
21Guru RinpocheLake
22Shamal LungpaLand area
23Yangpa RiverRiver
24Hot SpringWater body
25Marpa Lotsava RiPeak
26Milarepa KangriPeak
27Shiva RiPeak
28Maheshvara RiPeak

The map of Ladakh, with additional places / features, can be viewed at https://surveyofindia.gov.in/pages/state-maps.

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