Siachen Glacier
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Siachen Glacier is a high-altitude glacier in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas, known as one of the world’s longest glaciers outside the polar regions and a longstanding site of military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siachen Glacier region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| approximateElevationMax | over 7000 m above sea level ⓘ |
| approximateElevationMin | about 3600 m above sea level ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 47 miles
ⓘ
about 76 km ⓘ |
| borderDisputeBetween |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| climate | polar-like high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| conflictType | high-altitude military conflict ⓘ |
| controlEstablishedBy | Operation Meghdoot ⓘ |
| controlledBy | India ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Zanskar River
ⓘ
surface form:
Nubra River
|
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ frostbite ⓘ high-altitude sickness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s longest glaciers outside the polar regions
ⓘ
extreme climatic conditions ⓘ high-altitude warfare ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir region
area administered by India ⓘ eastern Karakoram Range ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Ladakh (Indian-administered)
|
| militaryPresence |
Indian Army
ⓘ
Pakistan Army ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Actual Ground Position Line
ⓘ
Indira Col ⓘ Saltoro Ridge ⓘ |
| notableAs | highest battlefield on Earth ⓘ |
| operationStartDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir
ⓘ
disputed Kashmir region ⓘ |
| regionType | high-altitude glacierized region ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Indus River basin ⓘ |
| separates | Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range ⓘ |
| situatedNorthOf |
India–Pakistan Line of Control
ⓘ
surface form:
Line of Control between India and Pakistan
|
| strategicImportanceFor |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| winterTemperatureLow | below −40 °C ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siachen Glacier region