Distinctive erosional/structural landform or scenery
Deosai Plains
Karakoram · also Deosai National Park · Land of the Giants
One of the highest plateaus in the world (~4,100 m average), Deosai is a glaciated upland of granitic and metamorphic terrain between the Karakoram and the western Himalaya, protected as Deosai National Park for its Himalayan brown bear population and alpine flora.
ScenicScientific
- Among the highest plateaus on Earth
- Glaciated granite–gneiss terrain and periglacial landforms
- Deosai National Park (Himalayan brown bear)
Quantitative assessment
Scored with the Brilha (2016) method — each value 0–400. Desk-based first pass; the full score matrix ships with the open dataset.
Scientific value 200/400 · 50%
Educational use 255/400 · 63.8%
Touristic use 285/400 · 71.3%
Degradation risk 115/400 · 28.8%
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