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Karakoram- In the mountainious region of Gilgit-Baltistan or the Northern Areas of Pakistan, the Karakoram is one of the great Himalayan mountain ranges, with many of the highest and most daunting peaks of the world. It is located on the border of Pakistan and India with China, about 500 km (300 mi) in length, and is the most heavily glaciated part of the world outside of the polar regions.Due to its altitude and ruggedness, the Karakoram is much less inhabited than parts of the Himalayas further east. European explorers first visited early in the 19th century, followed by British surveyors starting in 1856.
The Muztagh pass was crossed in 1887 by the expedition of Colonel Francis Younghusband and the valleys above the Hunza River were explored by George Cockerill in 1892. Explorations in the 1910s and 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t established most of the geography of the region.
1 Highest peaks
The Karakoram's highest peaks include, among others:
Illustrated peaks as seen from International Space StationOverview Continuing on from the United States' Skylab and Russia's Mir, the International Space Station ISS represents a permanent human presence in space: it has been manned with a crew of at least two since November 2, 2000. Each time that the crew is r
- K2K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen Lambha Pahar Chogori Kechu or Dapsang is a mountain in the Karakoram, part of the Himalayas range, on the border between China and the Northern Areas of Pakistan. At 8,611 metres, it ranks as the second highest in the (8,611 m)
- Gasherbrum IGasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5 is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalayas. Gasherbrum in the local language means "Shining Wall". Gasherbrum I was d (8,068 m)
- Broad PeakBroad Peak (originally named K3 is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. Broad Peak is part of the Gasherbrum massif and is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from K2. Broad Peak was originally named K3 right after the naming of K2 but on closer inspection by (8,047 m)
- Gasherbrum IIGasherbrum II (also known as K4 is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram mountain range of the Himalayas. Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fri (8,035 m)
- Distaghil SarDistaghil Sar is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Northern Areas of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan. Distaghil Sar was first climbed in 1960 by G. Starker and D. Marchart of an Austrian expedition led by Wolfgang Stefan. Pakistan Geography of Pakistan M (7,885 m)
- MasherbrumMasherbrum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of the Pakistani Himalayas. In 1856, T. Montgomerie, a British Royal Engineers lieutenant, noticed a tall mountain in the Karakorams and called it K1 (denoting peak 1 of the Karakorams). To the local people (7,821 m)
- Rakaposhi (7,788 m)
- Kanjut Sar (7,761 m)
- Saser Kangri (7,672 m)
- Chogolisa (7,665m)
- Haramosh Peak (7,397 m)
- Muztagh Tower (7,273 m)
See also: Karakorum highway, Geography of China, List of mountains in Pakistan
