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Bursta / Burtse — same?[edit]

Kautilya3, are Bursta and Burtse same? DTM (talk) 08:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Bursta" is definitely a misspelling. It is often written as "Burtsa", while "Burtse" might have been the traditional spelling. I prefer "Burtsa" because that is what the Indian Army uses and they are ones that own the place now.

As we entered the Murgo gorge and proceeded along the Burtsa nala, the worst of the Karakoram trail was evident. For many kilometres there was no drinking water and we had to trek 26 km in a single day. We took almost 11 hours to cross this gorge. The trail at one point climbed more than 1200 m and again descended the same height. Slopes after slopes of Burtsa shrubs, after which this camping ground is named, were seen.^[1]

So the Burtsa Nala gets fed by two streams (Depsang Nala and Raki Nala) and yet has no water! I suppose the place is so dry that all the water disappears into the ground. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 08:58, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

-- Kautilya3 (talk) 08:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Kapadia, Harish (2001), "The High Altitude Golf Courses", The Himalayan Journal

[1] Kapadia, Harish (2001), "The High Altitude Golf Courses", The Himalayan Journal

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