Explanation

K2 mountain was first discovered and measured by the Survey of India in 1856, and first named for English topographer Henry Godwin - Austen

K2 is also referred to as Mount Godwin-Austen in honor of Henry Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of the region.

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K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin

K2 height in feet 28,251

K2 height in meters 8,611 meters

the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest

It is located on China–Pakistan border

It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan

Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 is the deadliest

In 1977, Ashraf Aman became the first Pakistani to reach the summit of K2.