The
Siachen Glacier (Hindi: सियाचेन ) (
Urdu:سیاچین) is located in the eastern
Karakoram range in the
Himalaya Mountains at about , just northeast of the point
NJ9842 where the
Line of Control between
India and
Pakistan ends. At 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. Entire Siachen Glacier with all major passes is currently under administration of
India since 1984, while Pakistan controls the region west of
Saltoro Ridge.