Nubra River

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FieldValue
nameNubra River
name_otherYarma Tsangpo
mapShyok2.svg
map_size290px
map_captionNubra/ Shyok watershed
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1India
subdivision_type2Union Territory
subdivision_name2Ladakh
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Nubra
length90 km
source1Siachen Glacier
source1_locationLadakh, India
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation3723 m
mouthShyok River
mouth_locationNear Diskit, Ladakh, India
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation3120 m
river_systemIndus Basin
basin_size4378 km2
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The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra district of Ladakh in India. It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier, the second-longest non-polar glacier in the world.

Name

The name "Nubra River" derives from the broader Nubra Valley through which it flows. Historically, the river was known as Yarma Tsangpo in Tibetan. See Nubra § Etymology for further details.

Course

The Siachen Glacier terminates in a snout located at around 3723 m and two pro-glacial melt-water streams originate out of two ice caves in the region. They merge about one kilometer downstream and becomes the Nubra river. Numerous other glaciers of the Karakoram descend into the Nubra. It then flows between the Karakoram range and the Saltoro Mountains in a general southeasterly direction for about 90 km before its confluence with the Shyok River near Diskit, forming the Nubra Valley.

The side valleys of the Nubra Valley contain some 33 glaciers of varying proportions, and the heavy sediment load carried by the river from the melt-water is responsible for many glacio-fluvial deposits including braided channels, outwash plains and alluvial fans.

Valley

The valley has been formed by ancient glaciers, now long receded, and has an average elevation of 4000 m above sea level. The area has a very arid climate, and the lack of precipitation and the high elevation means that the upper reaches of the valley are nearly devoid of vegetation. At its junction with the Shyok, the sandy flats support patches of Tamarix and Myricaria. There are small villages at the foot of ravines, where poplars and willow trees grow. Small pasture fields have been enclosed on the un-denuded fans and fruit trees are grown.

Siachen Conflict

Main article: Siachen conflict

The river was rafted by an Indo-German team in 1978 under the leadership of Narendra Kumar. Certain features in the maps used by the Germans led to India's understanding of cartographic aggression by Pakistan and a subsequent mountaineering reconnaissance expedition of the region was planned; which in turn led to Operation Meghdoot.

Ecological crisis

The Siachen Glacier, the source of the Nubra River, has for some time been the scene of conflict between India and Pakistan, and has been called the world's highest battleground. The 20,000 troops stationed on the glacier produce a lot of waste,{{refn|group=nb|The 20,000 troops stationed on the Siachen are supplied (flown and parachuted) thousands of tons of food and supplies every year. Indian army officials have described the Siachen as "the world’s biggest and highest garbage dump", from where nothing comes back. World Commission on Protected Areas estimates that over 2000 lbs. of human waste are dropped daily into crevasses of the glacier.

Tourism

There are many monasteries (gompa) including Samstanling Monastery the main monastery in the valley and Diskit Monastery for viewing tall statue of Maitreya Buddha and Ensa Monastery. Visit Panamik village for mountain views, Yarab Tso lake, Hunder Sand Dunes for Bactrian camel safari.

Notes

References

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