The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalayas, near the Indo-Pak border. It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram Range. It stretches over approximately 76 kilometers (47 miles) in length. It is also the second longest glacier outside the polar regions, after the Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan. The Siachen Glacier holds strategic importance and is known for being the highest battleground on Earth due to military presence from both India and Pakistan.
Which is the longest glacier in Karakoram range and second longest in the non-polar region?
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