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K2 (
Urdu:
کے ٹو ), also known as
Mount Godwin-Austen or
Chhogori (
Balti and
Urdu:
چھوغوری),
[3] is the
second highest mountain in the world, after
Mount Everest (8,848 metres), at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level. It is located on the China–Pakistan border between
Baltistan, in the
Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern
Pakistan, and the
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of
Xinjiang, China.
[4] K2 is the highest point of the
Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.
K2 is known as the
Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent. It has the second-highest fatality rate among the
eight thousanders. With around 300 successful summits and 77 fatalities, about one person dies on the mountain for every four who summit.
[5] It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side, so it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side. Unlike
Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate (191 summits and 61 fatalities),
[6] or the other eight thousanders, K2 has never been climbed during
winter. Ascents have almost always been made in July and August (the warmest times of year); K2's more northern location makes it more susceptible to inclement and colder weather.
[7]
Source: Wikipedia
The model is created at a scale of 1:40,000 with NO vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: European Space Agency (Imagery), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Elevation)