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Karakoram

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Karakoram, Karakorum [ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm]
n
(Placename) a mountain system in N Kashmir, extending for about 480 km (300 miles) from northwest to southeast: contains the second highest peak in the world (K2); crossed by several high passes, notably the Karakoram Pass 5575 m (18 290 ft.)
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Noun1.Karakoram - a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range
Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Cashmere - an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
Gasherbrum - a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
Dapsang, Godwin Austen, K2, Mount Godwin Austen - a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
Rakaposhi - a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)


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Taylor of Environment & Climate News points to the work of researchers from England's Newcastle University who studied glaciers in the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Western Himalaya mountains.
More evidence to contradict global-warming claims by McManus, John F. / The New American
The mountains towering into the azure sky above our heads are part of the eastern Karakoram Range.
Women on top of the world: Yana Bey encounters heartbreak and triumph ... by Bey, Yana / For A Change
One of his books, appropriately titled "Blank on the Map", is an account of such an exploration among some of the world's largest glaciers in the Karakoram range--a large blank he discovered while poring over a map of the high Himalaya.
Experience of the attempt or the garnish of success? (Page from the ... by Menon, Indira / UN Chronicle
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