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The second highest peak in the world is ________.
The second highest peak in the world is ________.
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The correct option is B K-2
- K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level.
- It is located on the China-Pakistan border.
- K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent.
- It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side.
- K2 is notable for its local relief as well as its total height. It stands over 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above much of the glacial valley bottoms at its base.
- K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level.
- It is located on the China-Pakistan border.
- K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent.
- It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side.
- K2 is notable for its local relief as well as its total height. It stands over 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above much of the glacial valley bottoms at its base.
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