Siachen Glacier is situated to the:

(a) East of Aksai Chin

(b) East of Leh

(c) North of Gilgit

(d) North of Nubra Valley

 6. Ans: d

Explanation:

Siachen Glacier, is the world’s second-longest glacier in non-polar areas, lies in the Karakoram Range of the Himalayas, in the disputed Kashmir region. The glacier covers 76 km from its head at Indira Col on the China–India border to its terminus.

• The Siachen Glacier is bordered to the north by the great drainage divide, a divide separating the Indian Subcontinent and the Eurasian Plate in the Karakoram region. 
• The 75 Km long Siachen Glacier in Nubra valley has the distinction of being the largest glacier outside the polar and sub-polar regions. Lolofond and Teram Shehr are its main tributaries.
• The Siachen Glacier is the major source of the 80km long Nubra River, a major tributary of the Shyok River. 
• The Shyok River feeds into the 3,180km long Indus River, which is the source of water for the world’s largest irrigation system. 
• Siachen Glacier is situated to the North of Nubra Valley. 

Hence, option d is correct.

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