Shaksgam Valley

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Shaksgam Valley is a remote, high-altitude valley in the Trans-Karakoram region, known for its rugged terrain, glaciers, and strategic location near the borders of China, India, and Pakistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
accessibility remote
adjacentTo Baltoro Glacier region NERFINISHED
Siachen Glacier region NERFINISHED
administeredBy China NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Shaksgam River Valley NERFINISHED
Trans-Karakoram Tract NERFINISHED
averageElevation high altitude
borderDisputeBetween China NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
borderRegionOf Karakoram NERFINISHED
category Valleys of China
Valleys of the Karakoram
cededBy Pakistan NERFINISHED
cededTo China NERFINISHED
claimedBy India NERFINISHED
climate cold desert
countryClaimingSovereignty India NERFINISHED
countryExercisingControl China NERFINISHED
drainage flows into Yarkand River
environment glacial
high mountain
feature glaciers
high-altitude passes
geology high mountain glacial valley
hazard avalanches
crevasses
historicalAgreement Sino-Pakistan Agreement of 1963 NERFINISHED
historicallyPartOf State of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
locatedIn China
Trans-Karakoram region NERFINISHED
Xinjiang NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith India NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
nearestMajorRange K2 region of Karakoram NERFINISHED
notableFor extreme remoteness
glacial landscapes
strategic military significance
partOf Karakoram mountain range NERFINISHED
populationDensity very low
region Trans-Karakoram Tract NERFINISHED
regionType disputed territory
strategicImportance proximity to borders of China, India, and Pakistan
terrainType rugged
traversedBy Shaksgam River NERFINISHED
usedFor mountaineering expeditions
scientific exploration

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Trans-Karakoram Tract alsoKnownAs Shaksgam Valley