Pakistan Mountains | MCQs

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Nanga Parbat, locally known as Diamer, is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level.

Located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan region

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The highest peak of salt range is Soan Sakaser.

The Salt Range is a mountain range in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan.

The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River.

The salt range is situated between rivers Soan and River Jhelum

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Pakistan is home to Lady Finger Peak,

a striking rock spire located in the Karakoram Range near the Hunza Valley.

It is a popular destination for mountaineers and trekkers.

The peak is located in Gilgit.

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K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the highest point in Pakistan.

K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level

It is the second-highest mountain in the world.

It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.

Additional information:

Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world. 

It is located in Nepal

Mount Everest at 8,848 meters.

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Diamir is a local name for the peak and means “king of the mountains.”

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Near bank of river sutlaj

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The Kirthar Mountains are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh,[ and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park.