Saltoro Ridge
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Saltoro Ridge is a strategically significant mountain range in the eastern Karakoram, forming part of the disputed Siachen region between India and Pakistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saltoro Ridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| accessDifficulty | extremely difficult due to altitude and glaciers ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Siachen conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Actual Ground Position Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL)
|
| averageElevation | over 6000 metres ⓘ |
| borderDispute | India–Pakistan Kashmir dispute ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude polar and alpine climate ⓘ |
| containsPass |
Bilafond La
ⓘ
Chulung La ⓘ Gyong La ⓘ Sia La ⓘ Yarma La ⓘ |
| containsPeak |
Ghent Kangri
ⓘ
K12 ⓘ Saltoro Kangri ⓘ
surface form:
Saltoro Kangri I
Saltoro Kangri ⓘ
surface form:
Saltoro Kangri II
Sherpi Kangri ⓘ Sia Kangri ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues | glacial degradation due to military activity ⓘ |
| firstAscentOfSaltoroKangri | Japanese-Pakistani expedition ⓘ |
| firstMajorAscentOfHighestPeak | 1962 ⓘ |
| formsWatershedBetween |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River basin and Shyok River basin
|
| formsWesternWallOf | Siachen Glacier ⓘ |
| geologicalType | folded sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 7742 metres at Saltoro Kangri ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Saltoro Kangri ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilgit-Baltistan region (disputed)
Ladakh ⓘ
surface form:
Ladakh region (disputed)
Siachen Glacier ⓘ
surface form:
Siachen region
disputed territory between India and Pakistan ⓘ eastern Karakoram ⓘ |
| militaryControl | largely controlled by India along the main crest ⓘ |
| militaryPresence | heavily militarized ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | likely derived from local Balti toponyms ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Balti ⓘ |
| nearbyGlacier |
Baltoro Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltoro Glacier (regionally nearby in Karakoram)
Siachen Glacier ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Karakoram
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Range
|
| region |
Greater Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Himalaya mountain system
|
| separates |
Siachen Glacier from Kondus and Dansam river valleys
ⓘ
Siachen Glacier from Pakistani-controlled valleys to the west ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access to Siachen Glacier
ⓘ
overlooks approaches from Pakistan-controlled territory to Siachen Glacier ⓘ |
| terrain | glaciated and heavily crevassed ⓘ |
| usedFor | high-altitude military posts ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.