Monday, May 7, 2012

Peaks of the Himalayas

Posted by Unknown on 2:31 AM

Pakistan is one of those countries which are on the most favourite list of the mountaineers from all over the world containing the Peaks of the Himalayas . Pakistan has 108 peaks over 7,000 metres most of which are in the Peaks of the Himalayas and as many over 6,000 metres which are also mostly in the Peaks of the Hialayas, while there is no count for peaks over 5,000 and 4,000 meters in the Peaks of the Himalayas. Most of the highest peaks in Pakistan lie in Karakoram Range (which lies almost entirely in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and is considered to be a part of the greater Peaks of the Himalayas range) and Peaks of the Himalayas are also very famous  but some peaks above 7,000 m are included in the Peaks of the Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges.

But what makes Pakistan exclusive is that it has five out of the fourteen eight thousanders (peaks over 8,000 meters) in the world. Of these five, four lie in the surroundings of Concordia and Himalayas; the confluence of Baltoro Glacier and Godwin Austen Glacier. Herein under are the Most famous Eight thou sanders os pakistan


The Five Eight Thousanders of Pakistan include:
K2 or the Godwin Austen (second highest after the Everest)
Nanga Parbat - the Naked Mountain
Gasherbrum I or the Hidden Peak
Broad Peak
Gasherbrum II

K2

28,251 ft / 8,611 m • 1 claim • Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan , China


K2 is the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest. K2 is part of the Karakoram Range and is located on the China-Pakistan border. K2 is known as the Sava...




Nanga Parbat

26,660 ft / 8,126 m • 1 claim • Pakistan

Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain in the world and the western-most of the 14 8,000 meter peaks. Nanga Parbat translates to "Naked Mountain" in English. Known as the...




Gasherbrum I

26,509 ft / 8,080 m • 1 claim • Pakistan

Gasherbrum I is the 11th highest peak in the world, located on the Pakistan-China border in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is also known as Hidden Peak in referenc...




Broad Peak

26,414 ft / 8,051 m • 1 claim • Pakistan

Broad Peak is a 26,414 ft / 8,051 m mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 4th highest mountain in Pakistan. The nearest ...



Gasherbrum II

26,362 ft / 8,035 m • 1 claim • Pakistan

Gasherbrum II is a 26,362 ft / 8,035 m mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 5th highest mountain in Pakistan. The neare...

1 comments:

Pakistan the only country having five of fourteen eight tousander peaks of the world... thats great....

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