The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the de facto boundary separating Indian- and Chinese-controlled territory. Stretching for about 2,100 miles (3,400 km) according to India and about 1,240 miles (2,000 km) according to China, the LAC extends across the western (between Ladakh and Xinjiang), middle (along Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), and eastern sectors (between Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on the Indian side and Tibet on the Chinese side) of the Himalayas. The term came into wider use following the 1962 Sino-Indian War to refer to the positions held by both sides after the conflict, although China and India continue to disagree on the precise alignment of the line in several areas.
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