Facts about K2

K2 or Mount Godwin-Austen is the secound highes peak in the world.

It is in the karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border.

The K of K2 is taken from the first letter of the Karakoram, and the number indicates that it was the second peak in the range to be measured.

It is 8,611 meters (28,250 feet) high.

An Italian team led by Ardito Desio reached the summit in 1954.

The local name of K2 is Chogori, which in Balti language means the king of mountains.