Actual Ground Position Line

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The Actual Ground Position Line is the de facto military control line between India and Pakistan in the Siachen Glacier region of the eastern Karakoram, marking the highest battlefield in the world.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border dispute feature ⓘ
line of control ⓘ
military control line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AGPL ⓘ
Actual Ground Position Line (India–Pakistan) ⓘ
associatedWith high casualty rates from weather and terrain ⓘ
logistically challenging military deployments ⓘ
characterizedAs de facto military control line ⓘ
not an internationally recognized legal boundary ⓘ
conflictType frozen conflict zone ⓘ
controlledByOnOneSide India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
demarcatedBy actual military deployment ⓘ
demarcationType ground positions rather than surveyed boundary ⓘ
distinctFrom International Border between India and Pakistan ⓘ
Line of Actual Control between India and China ⓘ
Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
environment extreme cold weather conditions ⓘ
high-altitude warfare zone ⓘ
extendsOver Siachen Glacier and surrounding ridgelines ⓘ
governs patrolling patterns of Indian forces in Siachen ⓘ
patrolling patterns of Pakistani forces opposite Siachen ⓘ
knownFor marking the highest battlefield in the world ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
Kashmir region ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir

Siachen Glacier region ⓘ
linked to: Siachen Glacier

eastern Karakoram ⓘ
mapsAs approximate line based on reported positions ⓘ
marks positions held by Indian forces in Siachen area ⓘ
positions held by Pakistani forces opposite Siachen ⓘ
partOf India–Pakistan border dispute ⓘ
Kashmir conflict ⓘ
relatedTo Line of Control ⓘ
Siachen conflict ⓘ
Simla Agreement ⓘ
securitySignificance controls access to key mountain passes in Siachen region ⓘ
strategic high ground in eastern Karakoram ⓘ
separates Indian-controlled positions in Siachen region ⓘ
Pakistani-controlled positions in Siachen region ⓘ
status disputed ⓘ
subjectOf India–Pakistan military negotiations ⓘ
ceasefire arrangements in Siachen area ⓘ
terrainType high-altitude glaciated terrain ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century to present ⓘ
usedBy Indian Army ⓘ
Pakistan Army ⓘ
visibility not physically fenced or marked along entire length ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

India–Pakistan Line of Control → continuesAs → Actual Ground Position Line ⓘ
India–Pakistan border → hasSegment → Actual Ground Position Line ⓘ
Siachen conflict → ceasefireLine → Actual Ground Position Line ⓘ
Saltoro Ridge → associatedWith → Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) ⓘ
linked to: Actual Ground Position Line
Sia La → locatedOn → Actual Ground Position Line ⓘ
Gyong La → partOf → Actual Ground Position Line sector ⓘ
linked to: Actual Ground Position Line