A ) Karakoram range ✅
B ) Himalaya range
C ) Kohistan range
D ) Hindukash range
Explanation:
✅ K2 is also called: Mount Godwin-Austen
Key Points for Competitive Exams:
- ✅ Other Names: Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori (Balti), Savage Mountain
- ✅ Height: 8,611 m – 2nd highest mountain in the world
- ✅ Location: Karakoram Range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (near China border)
- ✅ Named After: Henry Godwin-Austen, British surveyor and geographer
- ✅ Survey Name: K2 (given in 1856 by T.G. Montgomerie; “K” for Karakoram, “2” for second peak)
- ✅ First Ascent: 31 July 1954 by Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli (Italy)
- ✅ Fame: Known as “Savage Mountain” due to extreme climbing difficulty and high fatality rate
- ✅ First to climb K2: Names: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli
Country: Italy ,Date: 31 July 1954.