Siachen Glacier is situated to the

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The Nubra Valley acts as the gateway to the strategically important Siachen Glacier and Karakoram Pass. The Karakoram Pass in the northwest side connects the valley with Xinjiang, China. The area was once part of the ancient Himalayan trade path, the Silk Route that connected China to the Middle East. Hence option (d) is the correct answer.The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in India. It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier, the second-longest non-polar glacier in the world.Source: Standard Atlas