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Bilafond La (meaning "P**** of the Butterflies" in
Balti language), also
known as the
Saltoro P****, is a
mountain p****
situated on
Saltoro Ridge, sitting...
- of the
Saltoro Ridge immediately west of the glacier,
including Sia La,
Bilafond La, and
Gyong La. ****stan
controls the
glacial valleys immediately west...
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continues to hold this post,
which lies just to the
south of the
strategic Bilafond La
mountain p****, also
controlled by India.
Alongside the higher-altitude...
- on this
ridge are, from
north to south, Sia La at 5,589 m (18,336 ft),
Bilafond La at 5,450 m (17,880 ft), and
Gyong La at 5,689 m (18,665 ft). The average...
- by
Captain Sanjay Kulkarni and
Second Lieutenant Anant Bhuyan secured Bilafond La. The
remaining units led by
Captain P V
Yadav moved forward and climbed...
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northeast slopes and
feeds the Siachen. The
western slopes of K12
drain to the
Bilafond Glacier system, and
thence to the
Dansam River, and
eventually the Indus...
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Bilafond Glacier (Urdu: بلا فوند گلیشیر) is
located in
Siachen region across Karakoram Range in ****stan. It is a main
source for
Saltoro River. It is...
- glacier. It was
named by Tom
Longstaff in 1909 when he saw it from the
Bilafond La (which lies a few km SW of the peak).
Teram Kangri I was
first climbed...
- near Khapalu,
aiming to
capture Bilafond La. However, they were
repulsed by
Indian Army
personnel guarding Bilafond.
During the battle,
about 23 Indian...
- is a 4-mile-long
offshoot of the
Bilafond Glacier. In
military terminology,
Chumik is a
minor sub
sector of
Bilafond Sub Sector, near
Gyong La. In March...
