Chumik Glacier
Chumik Glacier is located in the Siachen region. Located on the west of Saltoro ridge,[1] it is a 4-mile-long offshoot of the Bilafond Glacier.[2] Chumik was demilitarized after a mutual agreement between India and Pakistan in May 1989. The conflict of Chumik Glacier started when the Indian army attacked and captured it. As a result, the Pakistan army launched operations in the region and recaptured it. But, after an agreement, both armies demilitarised their troops from Chumik Glacier.
References
- ↑ V.R. Raghavan (15 April 2003). Siachen: Conflict without End. Viking. p. 95. ISBN 978-0670049226. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Asad Hakeem, Gurmeet Kanwal; Michael Vannoni; Gaurav Rajen (September 2007). "Demilitarization of the Siachen Conflict Zone: Concepts for Implementation and Monitoring" (PDF). Albuquerque, New Mexico: Sandia National Laboratories. p. 28. SAND2007-5670. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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Coordinates: 35°13′01″N 76°54′32″E / 35.217°N 76.909°E
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