GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Hispar
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Siachen
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Biafo
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Baltaro
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Detailed explanation-1: -Siachen, The glacier of the Nubra Valley which is the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the Siachen glacier. It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world’s non-polar areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Siachen Glacier lies between the Saltoro Ridge, a subrange of the Karakorams, to the west and the main Karakoram Range to the east. It is 75 km (47 miles) long, which makes it the second longest nonpolar glacier in the world, after Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Siachen Glacier is part of Ladakh, which has now been converted into a Union Territory. It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayan mountains. It lies to the south of the great drainage divide that separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent in the glaciated portion of the Karakoram.