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The '''Drang-Drung Glacier''' (also called '''Durung Drung Glacier''') is a mountain [[glacier]] near the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass at the Kargil - Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref name="Pensi La">{{cite book | author=Janet Rizvi | title=Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoluAAAAMAAJ&q=Drang+drung+glacier+pensi+la | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Oxford University Press, 1996 | isbn=978-0-19-564016-8 | page=30}}</ref>


The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh other than the [[Siachen Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram Range]],<ref name="Drang drung glacier">{{cite book | author=Jasbir Singh | title=The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ&q=drang+drung+glacier | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=2004 | publisher=Radha Krishan Anand & Co., 2004 | isbn=978-81-88256-09-9 | page=223}}</ref> with a maximum length of {{convert|23|km|mi|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/|title=Zanskar Range|publisher=himalayanclub.org|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> at an average elevation of {{convert|4,780|m|ft|abbr=in}}. The glacier lies in the northeastern [[Himalayan Range]] known as the [[Zanskar Range]], {{convert|142|km|mi|0}} south of [[Kargil town|Kargil]] and {{convert|331|km|mi|0}} east of [[Srinagar]], the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Pensila">{{cite web | title=Zanskar | url=http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083159/http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 October 2014 | access-date=12 July 2012 | format=pdf | publisher=rang7.com }}</ref>
The '''Drang-Drung Glacier''' (also called '''Durung Drung Glacier''') is a mountain [[glacier]] near the [[Pensi La]] pass on the Kargil-Zanskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref name="Pensi La">{{cite book | author=Janet Rizvi | title=Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoluAAAAMAAJ | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Oxford University Press, 1996 | isbn=978-0-19-564016-8 | page=30}}</ref>


The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a [[river source|source]] of the [[Stod River]]<ref name="Pensi La"/> which is a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]] and the Zanskar River is a tributary of [[Indus River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm|title=Stod a tributary of Zanskar river|publisher=tourisminjammukashmir|access-date=2012-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724044111/http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm|archive-date=24 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Doda Peak with an elevation of {{convert|6,550|m|ft|abbr=in}} rises from the glacier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17/|title=Expeditions and notes|publisher=himalayanclub|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>
The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh after the [[Siachen Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram Range]],<ref name="Drang drung glacier">{{cite book | author=Jasbir Singh | title=The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ| access-date=12 July 2012 |year=2004 | publisher=Radha Krishan Anand & Co.| isbn=978-81-88256-09-9 | page=223}}</ref> with a maximum length of {{cvt|23|km|mi|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/|title=Zanskar Range|publisher=himalayanclub.org|access-date=2012-07-12|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063600/https://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/|url-status=dead}}</ref> at an average elevation of {{cvt|4,780|m|ft mi|abbr=in}}. The glacier lies in the northeastern [[Himalayan Range]] known as the [[Zanskar Range]], {{cvt|142|km|mi|0}} south of [[Kargil town|Kargil]] and {{cvt|331|km|mi|0}} east of [[Srinagar]], the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Pensila">{{cite web | title=Zanskar | url= http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083159/http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 October 2014 | access-date=12 July 2012 | format=pdf | publisher=rang7.com }}</ref>
[[File:Drang Drung glacier seen from the Pensi La pass.JPG|thumb|right|Drang Drung Glacier seen from [[Pensi La]]]]
 
The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a [[river source|source]] of the [[Stod River]],<ref name="Pensi La"/> a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]], itself a tributary of the [[Indus River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm| title= Stod a tributary of Zanskar river|publisher=tourisminjammukashmir|access-date=2012-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120724044111/http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm|archive-date=24 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Doda Peak with an elevation of {{cvt|6,550|m|ft mi|abbr=in}} rises from the glacier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17/|title=Expeditions and notes|publisher=himalayanclub|access-date=2012-07-12|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324034317/https://himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[File:Drang Drung glacier seen from the Pensi La pass.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Drang Drung Glacier seen from [[Pensi La]]]] @ladakh_adventure_0.1


== Access ==
== Access ==
The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from [[Srinagar]] or [[Srinagar Airport]] in two days, {{convert|331|km|mi|0}} by car or bus which leads by [[NH 1D]], a national highway which connects Srinagar and [[Leh]] through the towns of [[Ganderbal]], [[Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir|Kangan]], [[Sonamarg]], and [[Dras]]. [[Kargil town]] is at the half-way point.{{cn|date=September 2020}} From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> which passes through a gorge valley of [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] and under the shades of two mountain peaks of [[Nun]] and [[Nun Kun|Kun]]. After crossing the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass a trek of one day<ref name="Drang drung">{{cite book | author=Prem Singh Jina | title=Ladakh: The Land and the People | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC&q=drang+drung+glacier&pg=PA35 | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Indus Publishing, 1996 | isbn=978-81-7387-057-6 | page=35}}</ref> from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung Glacier. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at [[Zojila]] and [[Pensi La]] passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp|title=Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil|publisher=travel.kashmironline.net|access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref><ref name="Pensila"></ref>
The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from [[Srinagar]] or [[Srinagar Airport]] in two days, {{cvt|331|km|mi|0}} by car or bus along [[NH 1D]], which connects Srinagar and [[Leh]] through the towns of [[Ganderbal]], [[Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir|Kangan]], [[Sonamarg]], and [[Dras]]. Kargil town is at the half-way point.{{cn|date=September 2020}} From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> which passes through a gorge of the [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] and below two mountain peaks, [[Nun Kun|Nun]] and [[Nun Kun|Kun]]. After crossing the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass a trek of one day<ref name="Drang drung">{{cite book | author=Prem Singh Jina | title= Ladakh: The Land and the People | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC&pg=PA35 | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Indus Publishing, 1996 | isbn=978-81-7387-057-6 | page=35}}</ref> from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung glacier. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at [[Zojila]] and Pensi La passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp|title=Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil|website=travel.kashmironline.net|access-date=2012-07-14|archive-date=21 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421030533/http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rs?|date=February 2023}}<ref name="Pensila"></ref>


==References==
==References==
<ref>[https://kashmirtravels.com/drang.html  Drang Drung ]</ref>
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The Drang-Drung Glacier (also called Durung Drung Glacier) is a mountain glacier near the Pensi La pass on the Kargil-Zanskar Road[1] in the Kargil district of Ladakh in India.[2]

The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh after the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram Range,[3] with a maximum length of 23 km (14 mi)[4] at an average elevation of 4,780 m (15,680 ft; 2.97 mi). The glacier lies in the northeastern Himalayan Range known as the Zanskar Range, 142 km (88 mi) south of Kargil and 331 km (206 mi) east of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir.[5]

The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a source of the Stod River,[2] a tributary of the Zanskar River, itself a tributary of the Indus River.[6] Doda Peak with an elevation of 6,550 m (21,490 ft; 4.07 mi) rises from the glacier.[7]

Drang Drung Glacier seen from Pensi La

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Access[edit | edit source]

The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from Srinagar or Srinagar Airport in two days, 331 km (206 mi) by car or bus along NH 1D, which connects Srinagar and Leh through the towns of Ganderbal, Kangan, Sonamarg, and Dras. Kargil town is at the half-way point.[citation needed] From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road[1] which passes through a gorge of the Suru River and below two mountain peaks, Nun and Kun. After crossing the Pensi La mountain pass a trek of one day[1] from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung glacier. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at Zojila and Pensi La passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.[8]Template:Rs?[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prem Singh Jina (1996). Ladakh: The Land and the People. Indus Publishing, 1996. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-7387-057-6. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Janet Rizvi (1996). Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia. Oxford University Press, 1996. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-19-564016-8. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Jasbir Singh (2004). The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir. Radha Krishan Anand & Co. p. 223. ISBN 978-81-88256-09-9. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Zanskar Range". himalayanclub.org. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Zanskar". rang7.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Stod a tributary of Zanskar river". tourisminjammukashmir. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Expeditions and notes". himalayanclub. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil". travel.kashmironline.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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