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The Karakoram is the second-highest mountain range on Earth and part of a complex of ranges that includes the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush, and the Indian Himalayas. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The range contains 18 summits higher than 7,500 m (24,600 ft) in elevation , with four above 8,000 m (26,000 ft): [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] K2 (8,611 m (28,251 ft) AMSL ) (the ...
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Mountain ranges in Northern Pakistan as seen from space Karakoram range as seen from International Space Station. Satellite image of a part of the Sulaiman Range. Labelled mountain ranges of Pakistan on map, photograph by NASA. Pakistan is home to many mountains above 7,000 metres (22,970 ft).
K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). [5] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
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Indira Col West (Hindi: इंदिरा कोल पश्चिम) is a mountain pass at 5,988 metres (19,646 ft)) altitude on the Indira Ridge of Siachen Muztagh in Karakoram Range. It is on the border between Indian-controlled Siachen Glacier and the Chinese-controlled Trans-Karakoram Tract (both in the disputed Kashmir region ), close ...
The Saltoro Mountains are part of the Lesser Karakorams and are situated on the southwestern side of the major Karakoram glaciers, including the Siachen, Baltoro, Biafo and Hispar Glacier, which run from east to west. The primary ridge of the Karakoram Range is located to the northeast of these glaciers.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Karakoram" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.