<P> The Siachen Glacier ( Hindi : सियाचिन ग्लेशियर , Urdu : سیاچن گلیشیر ) is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35 ° 25 ′ 16 '' N 77 ° 06 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.421226 ° N 77.109540 ° E ﻿ / 35.421226 ; 77.109540 , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends . At 76 km ( 47 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 entire Siachen Glacier , with all major passes , is currently under the administration of India since 1984 . Pakistan controls the region west of Saltoro Ridge , far away from the glacier , with Pakistani posts located 3,000 ft below more than 100 Indian posts on Saltoro Ridge . </P>
<P> The Siachen Glacier ( Hindi : सियाचिन ग्लेशियर , Urdu : سیاچن گلیشیر ) is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35 ° 25 ′ 16 '' N 77 ° 06 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.421226 ° N 77.109540 ° E ﻿ / 35.421226 ; 77.109540 , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends . At 76 km ( 47 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 entire Siachen Glacier , with all major passes , is currently under the administration of India since 1984 . Pakistan controls the region west of Saltoro Ridge , far away from the glacier , with Pakistani posts located 3,000 ft below more than 100 Indian posts on Saltoro Ridge . </P>
the largest indian glacier i.e. siachen occur in
the largest indian glacier i.e. siachen occur in
the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas
the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas