Sia La
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Sia La is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, in Ladakh, India, some 60 km (37 mi) north-northwest of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between India and Pakistan as part of the Simla Agreement.[1] Sia La sits near the Chinese border and immediately northwest of the upper part of the vast Siachen Glacier, connecting that glacier to the Pakistani-controlled Kondus Glacier and valley to the west.
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Sia La | |
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Elevation | 5,589 m (18,337 ft) |
Location | Karakoram range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Range | Eastern Karakoram Range |
Coordinates | 35°34′55″N 76°47′33″E |
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