Siachen Glacier is situated to the

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  1. East of Aksai Chin
  2. East of Leh
  3. North of Gilgit
  4. North of Nubra Valley

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Option 4 : North of Nubra Valley
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  • Hence the correct answer is North of Nubra Valley.
  • 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.

  • Siachin Glacier
    • It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas in the world. 
    • The area was once part of the ancient Himalayan trade path, the Silk Route that connected China to the Middle East.
    • Indian subcontinent in the extensively glaciated portion of the Karakoram sometimes called the "Third Pole"

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