| LC control no. | sh 92003727 |
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| Geographic heading | Siachen Glacier |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Siachen Glacier |
| Variant(s) | Sia-chen Glacier Siachen Glacier (India and Pakistan) Siachen Glacier (Pakistan) Siyacin Glacier |
| See also | Glaciers--India Glaciers--Pakistan |
| Found in | Work cat.: 91931137: Ḍogar, M.R. Apreshan Siyacin, 1991. Lippincott (Siachen Glacier) Rand McNally (Siachen Glacier) Web. geog. (Sia-chen Glacier in Karakoram Range, in area controlled by Pakistan) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] glacier; 35°11ʹ55ʺN 077°12ʹ05ʺE Wikipedia site, viewed 2011/07/25 (The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about 35.5°N, 77.0°E, just east of the Line of Control between India Pakistan. India controls all of the Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. At 70 km (43 mi.) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second longest in the world's non polar areas; it falls from an altitude of 5,753 m (18,875 ft) above sea level at its head at Indira Col on the China border down to 3,620 m (11,875 ft) at its terminus) |
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