The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) demarcates the boundary between the areas held by India and Pakistan in this region.
[3] The Saltoro Mountains are part of the Lesser Karakorams and are situated on the southwestern side of the major Karakoram glaciers, including the Siachen, Baltoro, Biafo and Hispar Glacier, which run from east to west.
Between 1984 and 1987, India assumed military control of the main peaks and passes of the range, with Pakistani forces holding the glacial valleys just to the west.
[citation needed] Hence, despite high peaks and dramatic climbing opportunities, they are rarely visited except by military forces due to the ongoing Siachen Conflict.
The actual India-Pakistan boundary is divided into 4 types of borders: disputed Sir Creek (SC) riverine border, mutually agreed India–Pakistan International Border (IB) from north of Sir Creek to north of Dhalan near Jammu, Line of Control (LoC) across disputed Kashmir and Ladakh regions from north of Dhalan in India and west of Chicken's Neck in Pakistan to Point NJ9842, and Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) across Siachen from Point NJ9842 to Indira Col West.
Indo-Pak mutually-agreed undisputed
"International Border"
(IB) in the black line, Indo-Pak
"Line of Control"
(LoC) in black dotted line in the north and west, Indo-Sino
"Line of Actual"
(LAC) in black dotted line in the east, Indo-Pak line across Siachen in north is
"Actual Ground Position Line"
(AGPL). The areas shown in green are the two Pakistani-controlled areas: Gilgit–Baltistan in the north and Azad Kashmir in the south. The area shown in orange is the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and the diagonally-hatched area to the east is the Chinese-controlled area known as Aksai Chin.
"Territories ceded by Pakistan to China claimed by India"
in the north is Shaksgam (
Trans-Karakoram Tract
).
United Nations
map of Siachen Glacier showing
"Point NJ980420"
(Point NJ9842) as starting point of
"Actual Ground Position Line"
(AGPL).
Nubra River
valley and Siachen glaciers held by India. AGPL starts from NJ9842 and goes north via Gyong La, Chumik, Sia La, Saltoro Glacier, Bilafond La to Indira Col West, all of which are held by India. Goma military camp, Masherbrum Range, Baltoro Glacier, Baltoro Glacier, Baltoro Muztagh and K2 are held by Pakistan.
