Satellite imagery of the Siachen Glacier |Kashmir (Disputed
between India and Pakistan; portion controlled by India shown
above in yellow)| |Length||70 km (43 mi)| The Siachen Glacier is
located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains
at about , just north-east of the point NJ9842 where the Line of
Control between India and Pakistan ends. 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. The
Siachen Glacier lies immediately south of the great watershed
that separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent
in the extensively glaciated portion of the Karakoram sometimes
called the "Third Pole". The glacier lies between the Saltoro
Ridge immediately to the west and the main Karakoram range to
the east. The Saltoro Ridge originates in the north from the Sia
Kangri peak