K2 is the world's second-highest mountain after Mount Everest, with an elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet). It is situated in the Karakoram Mountain Range, on the Pakistan–China border, between the Baltistan region of Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang, China. K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen and Chhogori. The name “K2” originated from the surveying of peaks in the Karakoram, where it was designated as the second peak surveyed. It is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the highest mountain in Pakistan.
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