Pakistani Mountains | MCQs

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Rakaposhi is the 27th-highest mountain in the world.

It is the steepest peak in the world.

It is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Rakaposhi rises over the Nagar Valley.

It is the part of the Karakoram range.

It is the 12th highest mountain in Pakistan.

The first successful ascent was in 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey.

Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani, meaning "Mother of Mist" or "Mother of Clouds."

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Bolan Pass 

The Bolan Pass is in the Toba Kakar range which lies south of the Hindu Kush mountain ranges. 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

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Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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K2 World 2nd highest mountain

K2 Elevation: 8,611 m

K2 First ascent: July 31, 1954

K2 Mountain range: Karakoram range

K2 First ascenders: Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli

K2 Easiest route: Abruzzi Spur

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Rakaposhi  is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan.

Its front side is situated in the Bagrote valley, Nagar valley and danyor, approximately 100 km  north of the city of Gilgit.

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The Kirthar Mountains are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park. 

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