Where is ladakh which geographical factors affect the climate of ladakh significantly

1. DUE TO ITS HIGH ALTITUDE,THE CLIMATE IS EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY.
2.THE AIR AT THIS ALTITUDE IS SO THIN THAT THE HEAT OF THE SUN CAN BE FELT INTENSELY.
3.THE TEMPERATURES IN SUMMER ARE JUST ABOVE ZERO DEGREE AND AT NIGHT THE TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW-30 DEGREE .
4.IT IS FREEZING COLD IN WINTERS WHEN TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW -40 DEGREE FOR MOST OF THE TIME.
5.AS IT LIES IN THE RAIN SHADOWS OF HIMALAYAS, THERE IS LITTLE RAINFALL, AS LOW AS 10 cm EVERY YEAR.
6.THE AREA EXPERIENCES FREEZING WINDS AND BURNING HOT SUNLIGHTS.
7.IF YOU SIT IN THE SUN WITH YOUR FEET IN THE SHADE, YOU MAY SUFFER FROM BOTH SUNSTROKE AND FROSTBITE AT THE SAME TIME.
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the main factor in making ladakh a cold desert.beacuse-
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ladakh lies in rain shadow area of the himalayas.the mountains deny the entry of monsoon clouds to ladakh
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