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- Spreading over Kashmir and northern Pakistan, the western Himalayan system splits into three distinct ranges, which are, from south to north, the Pir Panjal Range, the Zaskar Range, and the Ladakh Range.
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The highest peak of Himalayan range in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres (26,660 ft)), which is the ninth-highest peak of the world. Following are the mountain ranges that are fully or partially included in Pakistan: Karakoram, including the world's second-highest peak, K2 (8,611 m or 28,251 ft) Himalayas; highest peak in Pakistan is Nanga ...
Most of the highest mountains in Pakistan are located in the Karakoram range, some high mountains are in Himalaya (the highest of which is Nanga Parbat, globally ranked 9th, 8126 m) and Hindu Kush (the highest of which is Tirich Mir, globally ranked 33rd, 7708 m).
The Himalayas are an Asian mountain range, which includes the countries of Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Tibet, India, and Bhutan. The Himalayan mountain range includes Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on earth. The lofty Himalayas are among the most dramatic and visible creations of plate-tectonic forces.
This series of ranges varies in elevation from roughly 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) to higher than 19,500 feet (6,000 metres) above sea level. Four of the region’s peaks exceed 26,000 feet (8,000 metres), and many rise to heights of more than 15,000 feet (4,500 metres).
The Karakoram (/ ˌ k ɑːr ə ˈ k ɔːr əm, ˌ k ær-/) is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
The Himalayan Mountain stretches from Mainland China in the East to Pakistan in the West across Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Northeast India. The western anchor of the Himalayas lies in Pakistan to the South of the Indus River, while its Eastern anchor is Mount Namcha Barwa to the west of the great Bend of the Yarlung Zangbo River.
1 day ago · The Himalayas are bordered to the northwest by the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram and to the north by the high and vast Plateau of Tibet. The width of the Himalayas from south to north varies between 125 and 250 miles (200 and 400 km).
