Gyong La

E937139

high-altitude pass mountain pass

Gyong La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram, strategically located near the Siachen Glacier in the disputed India–Pakistan border region.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Gyong La canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-altitude pass ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
access	difficult and hazardous ⓘ
associatedWith	India–Pakistan border dispute ⓘ Line of Control area ⓘ
claimedBy	India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	polar-like high-altitude climate ⓘ
conflict	India–Pakistan military standoff in Siachen area ⓘ Siachen conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledBy	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryBorderRegion	India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevationCategory	over 5000 metres above sea level ⓘ
environment	extreme high-altitude conditions ⓘ heavy snowfall ⓘ sub-zero temperatures ⓘ
featureOf	Siachen–Saltoro military theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
geopoliticalStatus	disputed territory between India and Pakistan ⓘ
hazard	altitude sickness ⓘ avalanches ⓘ crevasses ⓘ
languageVariant	Gyong Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Karakoram mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladakh region NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Territory of Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ disputed India–Pakistan border region ⓘ eastern Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Siachen Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainRange	Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameElement	La means pass in Tibetan and related languages ⓘ
near	Gyong Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Saltoro Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Siachen Glacier conflict zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	proximity to Siachen Glacier ⓘ strategic military significance ⓘ
partOf	Actual Ground Position Line sector NERFINISHED ⓘ Siachen conflict region NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Himalayan highlands ⓘ
strategicImportance	controls access routes between Indian and Pakistani positions in Siachen sector ⓘ overlooks approaches to Siachen Glacier ⓘ
terrainType	glaciated high-mountain terrain ⓘ
usedFor	border surveillance ⓘ military operations ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range → hasPass → Gyong La ⓘ

subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge

Saltoro Ridge → containsPass → Gyong La ⓘ