Records and Firsts
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| Highest peak in the whole territory | K2 (8,611 m), Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Highest peak in Indian-administered J&K/Ladakh | Saser Kangri I (7,672 m) |
| Highest peak in the Zanskar range | Nun (7,135 m) |
| Highest peak in the Kashmir Valley area | Kolahoi (5,425 m) |
| Longest glacier in J&K/Ladakh | Siachen (about 76 km) |
| Largest freshwater lake in India | Wular |
| Largest lake of Ladakh | Pangong Tso |
| Deepest lake in Kashmir | Manasbal |
| Largest river system | Indus |
| Source of the Jhelum | Verinag |
| Largest national park (by area) | Hemis |
| Park of the hangul | Dachigam |
| One of the coldest inhabited places in India | Dras |
| Highest commercial airport (J&K and Ladakh) | Leh (Kushok Bakula Rimpochee) |
| Highest railway bridge | Chenab Bridge |
| Longest road tunnel (open, in J&K) | Navyug (Banihal-Qazigund), about 8.45 km |
| Saffron region | Pampore |
| Apple town | Sopore |
| Lithium | Reasi (Salal-Haimana) |
| Ramsar sites | Wular, Hokersar, Surinsar-Mansar, Shallabugh, Hygam, Tso Moriri, Tso Kar |
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