Bilafond La
Bilafond La, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some 40 km directly north of map point NJ9842 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between Pakistan and India as part of the Simla Agreement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 5,450 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Bilafuni”, “Bilaphond Pass”, and “Saltoro Pass”
Bilafond La
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.39186° or 35° 23′ 31″ northLongitude
76.94873° or 76° 56′ 55″ eastElevation
5,450 metres (17,881 feet)Open location code
8J7R9WRX+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2898236785OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Bilafond La” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বাইলাফন্ড গিরিবর্ত্ম”
- Cebuano: “Bilafond La”
- Chinese: “比拉封山口”
- Dutch: “Bilafond La”
- French: “Bilafond La”
- German: “Bilafond La”
- German: “Bilafond-La-Pass”
- German: “Bilafond-Pass”
- German: “Saltoro-Pass”
- Hindi: “बिलाफोंड ला”
- Japanese: “ビラフォンド・ラ”
- Tamil: “பிலாபாண்ட் லா கணவாய்”
- Telugu: “బిలాఫోండ్ లా”
- Urdu: “بیلافونڈ لا”
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Highlights include Saltoro Kangri and Saltoro Kangri II.
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