Geography and Provinces
Mountains, Glaciers and Rivers
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- What is the official elevation of K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen), the second-highest mountain peak on Earth, situated in the Karakoram Range of Gilgit-Baltistan?
- Which formidable Himalayan peak in Diamer District, rising 8,126 meters above sea level with the world's highest sheer vertical mountain face (Rupal Face), is known as the 'Killer Mountain'?
- What is the length of the Siachen Glacier in the eastern Karakoram, the second-longest non-polar valley glacier in the world?
- Where does the Indus River originate before flowing through Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh to empty into the Arabian Sea?
- Which major earth-filled dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the largest earth-filled dam in the world?
- At which geographical junction in southern Punjab do the five Punjab rivers (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Beas) converge into a single stream before joining the Indus?
- Which mountain range forms part of the border between Balochistan and Sindh?
- What is the highest mountain peak in the Hindu Kush Range, located entirely within Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
- What high-altitude plateau in Skardu District, sitting at an average elevation of 4,114 meters, is known as the 'Land of Giants' and hosts the endangered Himalayan brown bear?
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