Q. Siachen Glacier is situated to the

• East of Aksai Chin
• East of Leh
• North of Gilgit
• North of Nubra Valley

Answer: d) North of Nubra Valley

Siachen Glacier

• 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. Hence, it is also called the “Third Pole”.

Nubra Valley

• The Nubra Valley acts as the gateway to the strategically important Siachen Glacier and Karakoram Pass.
• The Karakoram Pass on the northwest side connects the valley with Xinjiang, China.
• The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in India.
• It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier.