Reassessing the Karakoram Through Historical Archives

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dc.contributor.authorBhambri, Rakesh
dc.contributor.authorChand, Pritam
dc.contributor.authorN�sser, Marcus
dc.contributor.authorKawishwar, Prashant
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Amit
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Anil K.
dc.contributor.authorVerma, Akshaya
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Sameer K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:51:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T06:47:32Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:51:50Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T06:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-11T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe Karakoram region is an integral part of the Hindu Kush�Karakoram�Himalaya (HKH) mountain system and forms the great divide between the drainage of the Indus and Tarim basins. This region has a substantial geographical, historical, economical, cultural, and geopolitical importance owing to its location, rugged topography, distinct climate regime, and the presence of numerous glaciers. It acts as a water tower where its unique assemblage paved the way for developing ancient trade routes facilitating cultural exchange between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It has attracted a large number of expeditions and scientific studies for more than 200 years, bringing significant advances in geographical knowledge. However, the spatial extent of the Karakoram in many studies particularly during the 2010s exhibits a large inconsistency. We, therefore, complied ?100 maps and vast literature to present the evolution of the geographical term �the Karakoram� and its spatial extent based on historical archives. We also provide a digital outline of the Karakoram region using GIS tools based on descriptive enumerations of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and the Survey of India (SoI) which we hope will provide new insight for a wide range of scientific disciplines, including geography, glaciology, geology, history, and cartography. � The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-47660-1_8
dc.identifier.isbn9783030476601
dc.identifier.isbn9783030476595
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/4086
dc.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-47660-1_8
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishingen_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.subjectHistorical geographyen_US
dc.subjectKarakoramen_US
dc.subjectRoyal Geographical Societyen_US
dc.subjectSurvey of Indiaen_US
dc.titleReassessing the Karakoram Through Historical Archivesen_US
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Change in South Asia: Essays in Honor of Mohammed Taheren_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
dc.type.accesstypeClosed Accessen_US

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