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Baspa Valley

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Baspa Valley is a river valley in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India, named after the Baspa River, a tributary of the Sutlej River whose annual runoff is derived largely from glacier and snowmelt. Also known as the Sangla Valley or Tukpa Valley, its main town is Sangla, and it contains the villages of Chitkul, Rakchham, Batseri, Kamru, the old capital of Bushahr State, and Chansu. The valley has often been praised for its scenic beauty. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Baspa Valley

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Baspa Valley
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India

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Source Wikidata: Baspa Valley
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Baspa Valley (Wikipedia)
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Baspa Valley is a river valley that lies in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
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