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Ladakh's Tso Kar Wetland Complex added to list of Ramsar site


Ladakh s Tso Kar Wetland Complex added to list of Ramsar site
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Updated: Dec 24, 2020 17:07 IST
Happy to share that high-altitude wetland complex in Changthang region of Ladakh is recognized as wetland of international importance. The complex is a notable example of two connected lakes, the freshwater Startsapuk Tso and the hypersaline Tso Kar. Now, India has 42 Ramsar sites, Union Minister of Environment of Forest and Climate ChangePrakash Javadekar tweeted.
The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, consisting of two principal waterbodies, Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south, and Tso Kar itself, a hypersaline lake of 1800 hectares to the north, situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India. It is called Tso Kar, meaning white lake, because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water. ....

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Ladakh's Tso Kar now a wetland of international importance


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Ladakh s Tso Kar
New Delhi, December 24: India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, the  second one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, according to the government.
Environment Minister Prakash  Javadekar shared the information.
The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, consisting of two principal water bodies–Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake of about 438 hectares to the south, and Tso Kar itself, a hypersaline lake of 1,800 hectares to the north, situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India.
It is called Tso Kar, meaning white lake, because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water. ....

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