Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Deosai Plains, Land of the Giants, Pakistan

The Deosai National Park (Urdu: دیوسائی نیشنل پارک) is located in Astore valley and partly in Skardu of Gilgit-Baltistan region. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe, among the highest plateaus in the world with an average height of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above the sea level, covering an area of about 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). For just over half the year - between November and May - Deosai is snow-bound. In the summer months when the snow clears up, Deosai is accessible from theAstore Valley in the west and Skardu in the north . Deosai is well known for its rich flora and fauna in the spring season when it is covered by a variety of millions of flowers and a wide variety of butterflies.



























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