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The planet's second-highest mountain range is home to its second-highest summit: K2. indeed, this reach of the Karakoram is home to all four of the range's 8,000-meter peaks, with Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak, and Gasherbrum II joining K2 on that illustrious list of the world's loftiest summits.
This view from the southwest encompasses all four 8,000-meter peaks here along the border of Pakistan and China, plus many of the subsidiary peaks that sit beneath them.
Elevations are shown in meters.