Galwan
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| location | Aksai Chin , Ladakh ( India ) or Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Shyok → Indus → Arabian Sea | |
| source | above | |
| muzzle | in Shyok coordinates: 34 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 78 ° 9 ′ 57 ″ E 34 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 78 ° 9 ′ 57 ″ E
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The Galwan is a river in the Aksai Chin region in the Union Territory of Ladakh , in a highland region on the western edge of Tibet , northeast of Kashmir . The area is under Chinese control but is claimed by India . It flows into the Shyok , a tributary of the Indus . It is named after its discoverer Ghulam Rasool Galwan (1878–1925).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life and times of the man after whom Galwan river is named , online at: economictimes.indiatimes.com / ...