World Geography | MCQs

Explanation

K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin

'K' standing for Karakoram.

Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.

 after the world's highest peak Mount Everest.

Mount K2 is part of the Karakorum Range located on the border of Pakistan and China.

K2 height 8,611 meters

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Explanation

Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world.

It is located in Nepal.

It is present in the Himalayas range

The height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).

It was named after George Everest in 1856

Additional information:

First time Mount Everest expedition in 1953

the first person to reach Mount Everest was:

• Sherpa Tenzing 
• Edmund Percival Hillary

The first man to climb Mount Everest twice was Nawang Gombu

The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is Samina Baig

the first blind man in the world to climb Mount Everest, Zhang Hong

Explanation

Top 3 highest mountains in the world:

1. Mount Everest (Nepal)

2. K2 (Pakistan)

3. Kanchenjunga (Nepal)