Question

Which is known as “Third Pole"?

• A. Siachin Glacier
• B. Antartica
• C. Pameer
• D. sikkim

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Siachin Glacier

• The Siachen Glacier is the longest glacier in the Karakoram range and the second longest in the world outside of polar regions.
• The Siachen Glacier lies in that part of Karakoram which is referred to as the “Third Pole” of the world.
• It gets this name because Siachen Glacier lies south of the great drainage divide that separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent.