K2 (forby kent as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, an Munt Godwin-Austen) is the seicont-heichest muntain on Yird, efter Munt Everest.

K2
K2, summer 2006
Heichest pynt
Elevation8,611 m (28,251 ft) 
Ranked 2nt
Prominence4,017 m (13,179 ft) 
Ranked 22nt
Isolation1,316 kilometre (818 mi)
LeetinAicht-thoosander
Kintra heich pynt
Seiven Seicont Summits
Ultra
Coordinates35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E / 35.88250°N 76.51333°E / 35.88250; 76.51333Coordinates: 35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E / 35.88250°N 76.51333°E / 35.88250; 76.51333[1]
Geografie
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascent31 July 1954
Achille Compagnoni
Lino Lacedelli
Easiest routeAbruzzi Spur

References

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  1. "Karakoram and India/Pakistan Himalayas Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 24 Januar 2014.