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• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in, a team of National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports (NIMAS) Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, which completed a mountaineering expedition to Mount Kun (7,077 metres).

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• Nun-Kun Mountain Massif which is the highest feature of Zanskar ranges located in Kargil.
• The Nun Kun mountain massif consists of a pair of Himalayan peaks: Nun, 7,135 m (23,409 ft) and its neighbor peak Kun Peak, 7,077 m (23,218 ft).
• Nun is one of the highest peaks in the part of the Himalayan range lying on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Ladakh.
• The massif is located near Sankoo in the Suru valley, Kargil district
• The Nun Kun massif is bounded to the north by the Suru valley and the Zanskar range.
• To the South lies the Kishtwar National Park and the Krash Nai river.
• Kun Peak is located north of Nun Peak and is separated from it by a snowy plateau.

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