Saltoro River

{{Short description|River in Pakistan}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Saltoro River

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| mouth = Hushe River

| mouth_location = Siachen Region, Pakistan

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|35|15|N|76|24|E|display=inline,title|region:PK_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}

| source1 = Bilafond Glacier

| river_system = Indus Basin

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Saltoro River is a tributary river of Shyok River in the Siachen Region. Its main source is Bilafond Glacier.{{cite book|author=K.S. Gulia|title=Discovering Himalaya : Tourism of Himalaya Region|date=2 September 2007|publisher=Isha Books|isbn=978-8182054103|page=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugFIz7ph-kEC&q=Bilafond+glacier&pg=PA44|accessdate=26 April 2012}}

The Saltoro river drains into the Hushe river at Haldi village which finally falls in the Shyok.{{cite book|author=Sharad Singh Negi|title=Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers|date=1 April 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing Company|isbn=978-8185182612|page=119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YtUShKY8zcC&q=Saltoro+River&pg=PA119|accessdate=26 April 2012}}

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