K2
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K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth (after Mount Everest). With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is part of the Karakoram segment of the Himalaya range, and is located in the Northern Areas of the Pakistan Kashmir region, on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the fact that for every four people who reach the summit, one dies...
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- 8,611.0m
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- 4,017.0m
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- Jul 31, 1954
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