28 distinct places received standardized names.
Features include Atisha Giri, Kanishka Peak, Chapchingal Pass, Parpik Glacier, Shkorga Valley, Yangpa River and Guru Rinpoche Lake.
The updated names are displayed on India’s official Survey of India map of Ladakh.
These names cover peaks, mountains, passes, glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes and a hot spring, and are now shown on the national mapping service’s map.
The purpose is to make identification of these places clearer for the public and for educational use.
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