Siachen Glacier

E56158
disputed territory glacier

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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Siachen Glacier canonical 19
Siachen Glacier region 5
Siachen Glacier (on its eastern side) 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 (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakoram → contains → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Siachen Muztagh → locatedNear → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Siachen Muztagh → hasGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Nubra Valley → isNear → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier region
China–Pakistan border → nearbyGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
northern Pakistan → containsGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Pakistan
Operation Meghdoot → location → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Operation Meghdoot → relatedTo → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Siachen conflict → locatedIn → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Himalaya–Karakoram region → contains → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range → formsBorderWith → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier region
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range → locatedNear → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range → hasGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier (on its eastern side)
Indira Col → locatedNear → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Indira Col → nearbyGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Hunder → hasNearbyBorderRegion → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen area
Panamik → locatedNear → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Saltoro Ridge → locatedIn → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen region
Saltoro Ridge → formsWesternWallOf → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Saltoro Ridge → nearbyGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Himalayan region → containsGlacier → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Karakoram glacial system → hasPart → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Nubra River → sourceRegion → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier region
Nubra River → associatedWith → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Actual Ground Position Line → locatedIn → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier region
XIV Corps → areaOfResponsibility → Siachen Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siachen Glacier region
Karakoram River valleys → near → Siachen Glacier ⓘ