karakoram in English

noun
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a mountain system in central Asia that extends more than 300 miles (480 km) southeast from Afghanistan to Kashmir and that forms part of the borders of India and Pakistan with China. One of the highest mountain systems in the world, it consists of a group of parallel ranges that form a westward continuation of the Himalayas, with many peaks over 26,000 feet (7,900 m), the highest being K2.

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1. Like most localities in Hunza–Nagar, Aliabad lies along the Karakoram Highway, which crosses this mountainous district.

2. The Shyok and its Affluent, the Nubra, rise in the giant glaciers to the south-west of the Karakoram pass

3. (b) & (c) According to media reports, in July 2011, hundreds of labourers and contractors protested against non-payment of wages, in front of the office of a Chinese construction company which was upgrading the Karakoram Highway in POK.

4. Nicholas Clinch Proved American Teams Could Make First Ascents Too By Justin Housman February 18, 2021 Despite a nickname that makes it seem diminutive, Hidden Peak soars to over 26,500 feet the Karakoram range in northeast Pakistan.

5. Rising west from Gulmit village on the Karakoram Highway is the Bulkish Yaz Glacier, dominated at its head by an outstanding peak named Gulmit Tower, one of several summits toward the end of the long ridge running east from Ultar

6. Situated in the Daxue Shan mountain range, between Dadu River and Yalong River, part of the Hengduan mountainous region, Mount Gongga is the easternmost 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) peak in the world and the third highest peak outside the Himalaya/Karakoram, after Tirich Mir and Kongur Tagh.