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Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world?
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 m, K2 is part of the Karakoram Range and is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit– Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the "eight-thousanders" for those who climb it.
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Answer: (b)
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 m, K2 is part of the Karakoram Range and is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit– Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the "eight-thousanders" for those who climb it.
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