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Karakoram

Mountain Ranges and Massifs

The Karakoram is a mountain range in Asia spanning the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with its northwestern extremities reaching into Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It contains four of the world's fourteen peaks above eight thousand meters, the highest of which is K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth.

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Length (km)
500 1
Highest Elevation (m)
8611 1
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China, Countries

The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.

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India, Countries

The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.

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Pakistan, Countries

The Karakoram spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India.

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The Karakoram is part of a complex of ranges that includes the Himalaya.

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1. Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia lead, sentence 1 (clause after pronunciation guide)
    is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
  • Wikipedia body, paragraph 3
    The range is about 500 km (311 mi) in length and is the most glaciated place on Earth outside the polar regions.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    8611
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Wikidata: Karakoram
Wikidata Q5469, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Karakoram (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead section
    The Karakoram (English: /ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/, Urdu: [kaːɾaːkoːɾəm]) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
  • Associated With: Pakistan, Lead section
    The Karakoram (English: /ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/, Urdu: [kaːɾaːkoːɾəm]) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
  • Associated With: China, Lead section
    The Karakoram (English: /ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/, Urdu: [kaːɾaːkoːɾəm]) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
  • Associated With: The Himalayas, Lead section
    part of a complex of ranges that includes the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush, and the Himalayas.
  • Associated With: India, Lead section
    The Karakoram (English: /ˌkɑːrəˈkɔːrəm, ˌkær-/, Urdu: [kaːɾaːkoːɾəm]) is a mountain range in Asia which spans the borders of Pakistan, China and India, with the north-western extremities extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
  • Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Formation statement for target 23636
    The Karakoram is in one of the world's most geologically active areas, at the plate boundary between the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate.
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