Saltoro River

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The Saltoro River is a high-altitude river in the eastern Karakoram region that drains the Saltoro Range and flows into the Shyok River in the disputed Siachen–Baltistan area.

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Saltoro River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
climateZone high-mountain cold desert
continent Asia
country Pakistan
drainageBasin Saltoro Range
eastern Karakoram
drains Saltoro Range
linked to: Rimo Muztagh
elevationClass high-altitude river
environmentType glacial-fed river
flowsInDirection generally southward
flowsThrough Baltistan
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan

Saltoro Valley
geopoliticalContext India–Pakistan territorial dispute
linked to: Kashmir conflict
hasNameOrigin Saltoro Range
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan
Siachen–Baltistan region
linked to: Siachen Glacier

eastern Karakoram
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Baltistan Division
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan
locatedInDisputedRegion Kashmir
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram
locatedNear Line of Control
Siachen Glacier
mouthLocation Shyok River
mouthRegion Baltistan
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan
partOf Indus River basin
Siachen–Baltistan area hydrology
sourceRegion Karakoram
Saltoro Range
tributaryOf Shyok River

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Shyok River hasTributary Saltoro River