Geological Formation | MCQs

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• Naga Parbat is the second highest peak in Pakistan
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• Nanga Parbat, also called Diamir, is one of the world's tallest mountains, 26,660 feet (8,126 meters) high,
• situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region.
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• K-2 is the second highest peak of the World
• The five highest peak in Asia are located in pakistan.

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Wearing away refers to the gradual removal of material.

Erosion commonly occurs by natural forces like water, wind, or ice, especially in coastal areas.

Wearing away means دور پہننا

Erosion means کٹاؤ

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Rakaposhi, is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit in the Gilgit District of the Gilgit–Baltistan province of Pakistan.

Rakaposhi means "Snow Covered" in the local language

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Hunza: a mountain valley in Hunza district

Shyok: A valley located on Shyok River

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Karewa deposits in Kashmir are lacustrine (lake) deposits formed by the drying up of ancient lakes.

These fertile sediments contain fossils and fine silt, ideal for agriculture like saffron cultivation.

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The highest peak of the Sindh mountains is Zardak Peak at 7,430 ft (2,260 m).

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List of 8000 + mountains in Pakistan

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The Kirthar Mountains are a mountain range that marks the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh

Kirthar Mountains, a mountainous region in southern Pakistan.

It stretches about 300 km south from the Murat River in central-eastern Balochistan to Cape Muari (Monze), west of Karachi in the Arabian Sea.

The mountains form the boundary between the lower Indus River basin (east) 

The highest peak of the mountains is Zardak Peak at 7,430 ft (2,260 m).