Deosai

Gold-digging Ant - Herodotus
... French ethnologist Michel Peissel claims that the Himalayan marmot on the Deosai Plateau in Gilgit–Baltistan province of Pakistan, may have been what Herodotus called giant "ants" ... the province that Herodotus describes, the ground of the Deosai Plateau is rich in gold dust ... interviewed the Minaro tribal people who live in the Deosai Plateau, and they have confirmed that they have, for generations, collected the gold dust that the marmots bring to the surface when digging burrows ...

Deosai National Park - Access
... Location of Deosai National Park in Gilgit Baltistan Coordinates 34°56′N 75°25′E / 34.94°N 75.42°E / 34.94 75.42 The Deosai Plains and Deosai ... through the plains and is asphalt road till the main lake before climbing to Deosai ... Deosai Lake is located in Gilgit-Baltistan ...

Deosai National Park - Geography
... Deosai National Park is at an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above the sea level, making the Deosai Plains one of the highest plateaus in the world ... Deosai - Sheosar Lake Deosai Lake, or Sheosar Lake from the Shina language meaning "Blind lake" (Sheo - Blind, Sar - lake) is in the park ... It is located near the Chilim Valley on the Deosai Plains ...

List Of Fish In Pakistan
... Naziritor zhobensis Triplophysa stoliczkai - Deosai only Diptyichus maculatus - Deosai only Ptychobarbus conirostis - Deosai only ...

Deosai National Park - Wildlife
... The Deosai National Park was established in 1993 to protect the survival of the Himalayan Brown Bear and its habitat ... and hunters, the bear now has a hope for survival in Deosai where its number has increased from only 19 in 1993 to 40 in 2005 ... The Deosai Plains are also home to the Himalayan Ibex, Red Fox, Golden Marmot, Gray Wolf, the Ladakh Urial, the Snow Leopard, and over 124 resident and migratory birds ...