Question:
Which is known as “Third Pole"?
ASiachin Glacier
BAntartica
CPameer
Dsikkim
Answer:
A. Siachin Glacier
Explanation:
- 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.