Mountain | MCQs

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The Himalaya mountains extend for about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia

The Himalayas separate the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Elevation: 8,849 m

Area: 595,000 km²

Highest point: Mount Everest

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British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee scaled Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world on 2 July 2022 at the age of 22.

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The Pamir-Chitral pass is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, which in turn connects to Baluchistan.

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Khunjerab Pass is the highest mountain pass in Pakistan

It is located in Gilgit–Baltistan's Hunza and Nagar Districts.

The Other name: is Friendship Gate

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

Khunjerab Pass border connecting to China in the North of Pakistan

it is located in the Karakoram range.

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The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan.

Length: 53 km

Location: Between Landi Kotal and Jamrud

Range: Hindu Kush

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The pass connects Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, with Peshawar, Pakistan

The Khyber Pass links two countries: Afghanistan & Pakistan

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud.

The Khyber Pass is located in the Hindu Kush Mountains, near the Eastern border of Afghanistan.

It spans 53 kilometers

and is currently controlled by Pakistan.

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Following 14 mountains range are in Pakistan.

1.      Karakoram: world's second-highest peak, K2 (8,611 m) is here.

2.      Himalayas: highest peak in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres

3.      Hindu Kush: highest peak is Tirich Mir (7,690 metres (25,230 ft)).

4.      Hindu Raj: part of the eastern Hindu Kush, highest peak is Koyo Zom (6,872 m)

5.      Spin Ghar: starting from Tora Bora, highest peak is Mount Sikaram (4,755 m

6.      Sulaiman Mountains: highest peak is Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 meters

7.      Margalla Hills: in Punjab highest peak is Tilla Charouni (1,604 meters

8.      Salt Range, highest peak is Sakaser (1,522 metres

9.      Toba Kakar, in Balochistan

10.   Makran Range, in the south of Balochistan.

11.   Ras Koh Range

12.   Chagai Range in Baluchistan 

13.   Kirthar Range, located along the Balochistan and Sindh provincial border.

14.   Kirana Hills, located in Chiniot and Rabwah.

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District Chitral is the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Covering an area of 14,850 km².

Part of the Malakand Division.

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