⛰️ Gasherbrum II

People's Republic of China · Asia · 8,034 m · 35.76°N, 76.65°E

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Gasherbrum II, originally surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an Austrian expedition which included Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart.

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Quick facts

CountryPeople's Republic of China
Continent / regionAsia
Elevation8,034 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)35.76°N, 76.65°E · view on map

Gasherbrum II rises to 8,034 m in People's Republic of China, in Asia. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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