INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -At the time of publication, it represented the best available science. 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-2: -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)).

Detailed explanation-3: -The average elevation of mountains in the Karakorams is about 20, 000 feet (6, 100 metres), and four peaks exceed 26, 000 feet (7, 900 metres); the highest, K2 (Mount Godwin Austen), at 28, 251 feet (8, 611 metres), is the second highest peak in the world. The topography is characterized by craggy peaks and steep slopes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Geologists have estimated that the Karakorams originated about 65 million years ago in the Cenozoic Era, and the mountains are mainly composed of different types of rocks like granites, phyllites, gneisses, and crystallized schists. The Siachen glacier in the Karakoram Mountains region.