Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second highest peak of the world, K2?

Options

A. Pir Panjal Range
B. East Karakoram Range
C. Ladakh Range
D. Zanskar Range

Answer

B

Explanation

K2, also called Mount Godwin Austen, the world.s second highest peak (28,251 feet [8,611 metres]), second only to Mount Everest. K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan.