GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Pir Panchal
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Zaskar
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Karakoram
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Ladakh
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Detailed explanation-1: -K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Baltoro Glacier in northeast Pakistan runs through the center of the second tallest mountain range on Earth-the Karakoram. At 8, 611 m (28, 251 ft) K2 is the tallest mountain in the region, and three others within 20 km top 8, 000 m.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Karakoram mountain range runs along the borders between Pakistan, India, and China. It is part of the longer Himalayan mountain range, which is home to the highest mountain on Earth, Mount Everest. The highest peak in the Karakoram range is K2.