Karakoram| Range Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | | Highest Point | K2 (8614 m/28,261 ft) | | Countries | Pakistan (48%), India (27%), China (24%), Afghanistan (1%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Gilgit-Baltistan (49%), Jammu and Kashmir (27%), Xinjiang (24%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 77,154 sq km / 29,789 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 476 km / 296 mi North-South
466 km / 290 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 35° 18' N; 76° 21' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
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Major Peaks of the Karakoram| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range4 | | 1. | K2 | 8614 | 28,261 | | | 2. | Gasherbrum I | 8080 | 26,509 | | | 3. | Broad Peak | 8051 | 26,414 | | | 4. | Gasherbrum II | 8035 | 26,362 | | | 5. | Broad Peak Central | 8016 | 26,299 | | | 6. | Gasherbrum III | 7952 | 26,089 | | | 7. | Gasherbrum IV | 7925 | 26,001 | | | 8. | Disteghil Sar | 7885 | 25,869 | | | 9. | Kunyang Chhish | 7852 | 25,761 | | | 10. | Masherbrum | 7821 | 25,659 | | | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
Photos of Peaks in the Karakoram
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