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K2


K2

K0000600 (kā′to͞o′) also Mount God·win Aus·ten (gŏd′wĭn ô′stən) A peak in the Karakoram Range of northern Kashmir in the region controlled by Pakistan. At 8,611 m (28,251 ft), it is the second-highest mountain in the world. It was designated K2 in 1856 because it was the second Karakoram peak to be measured for height and was later (1888) named for Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923), a British surveyor.

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n (Placename) a mountain in the Karakoram Range on the Kashmir-Xinjiang border: the second highest mountain in the world. Height: 8611 m (28 250 ft). Also called: Godwin-Austen or Dapsang

K2

(ˈkeɪˈtu)

n. a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 ft. (8611 m). Also called Godwin Austen, Dapsang.
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Noun1.K2 - a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)Dapsang, Godwin Austen, Mount Godwin AustenKarakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range - a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak

K2


K2

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Mount Godwin-Austen,

peak, 28,251 ft (8,611 m) high, in the KarakorumKarakorum
or Karakoram,
mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km), between the Indus and Yarkant rivers, N Kashmir, S central Asia; SE extension of the Hindu Kush. It covers disputed territory, held by China on the north, India on the east, and Pakistan on the west.
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 range, N Kashmir, on the China-Pakistan border; second highest peak in the world. It was discovered and measured by the Survey of India in 1856, and first named for English topographer Henry Godwin-AustenGodwin-Austen, Henry Haversham
, 1834–1923, English topographer and geologist. An officer in the British army (1851–77), he was assigned to several government surveys in N India, especially in the Himalayas.
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, who explored and surveyed the region. "K2" is taken from the first letter of Karakorum, and the number indicates that it was the second peak in the range to be measured. Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, members of an Italian team led by Ardito Desio, reached the summit in 1954.

Bibliography

See E. Viesturs and D. Roberts, K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (2009).

K2

a mountain in the Karakoram Range on the Kashmir-Xinjiang Uygur AR border: the second highest mountain in the world. Height: 8611 m (28 250 ft.)

K2


K2

A mixture of synthetized cannabinoids (similar to tetrahydrocannabinol ), various herbs, and other adulterants. It and similar substances are smoked for their intoxicating effects. Synonym: synthetic cannabinoid

K2


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K2


  • noun

Synonyms for K2

noun a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir

Synonyms

  • Dapsang
  • Godwin Austen
  • Mount Godwin Austen

Related Words

  • Karakoram
  • Karakoram Range
  • Karakorum Range
  • Mustagh
  • Mustagh Range
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