Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun fact 3 about K2

Chogori
mountain

The first serious attempt to climb K2 was undertaken in 1902 by a team that reached 6,525 metres (21,407 ft).

K2
Pakistan/China
Tap to learn more
mountain

K2

Pakistan/China

Elevation
8,611 m
Countries
Pakistan/China
2nd tallest mountain in the world

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft).

From the “Climbing history” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 4.0