Srinagar, Sep 9
Three soldiers were killed when an avalanche hit the Siachen Glacier in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday.
Known as the world’s highest and most challenging battlefield, the Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan ends in northeastern Kashmir.
At 76 km, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and the second-longest in the world’s non-polar areas. It falls from an altitude of 5,753 m (18,875 ft) above sea level.
Pakistan Army controls the region west of Saltoro Ridge, lying west of the glacier, with Pakistani posts located 1 km below more than 100 Indian posts on the ridge.
After that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Siachen.
Temperatures drop to minus 50 degrees Celsius in the Siachen Glacier during the winter months.