Question

    What is the height of Mt.

    K2?
    A 8611 meters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 8511 meters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 8481 meters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 8091 meters Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Mt. K2, also known as Mount Godwin Austen, stands at a staggering height of 8611 meters, making it the second-highest mountain on Earth. It was first surveyed in 1856 by Col. T.G. Montgomerie of the Survey of India, who named it K2 as it was the second peak measured in the Karakoram Range. 

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