Karakoram Mountains On World Map
Pakistan maps of the karakoram.
Karakoram mountains on world map. The karakoram also written as karakorum is a mountain range that extends across the borders of china india and pakistan with the northwestern edge extending into afghanistan and tajikistan. The karakoram pass is a hill pass in the middle of india and china lying in the karakoram mountain range. Map showing the major mountains of the pakistan karakoram. The karakorams are part of a complex of mountain ranges at the centre of asia including the hindu kush to the west the pamirs to the northwest the kunlun mountains to the northeast and the himalayas to the southeast.
Photo gallery of the world s eight thousanders the 14 mountains over 8000 metres in height. No other mountain range in the world has a peak over. Karakoram mountain range could be termed as overall the second highest mountain range in the world. The karakorams are part of a complex of mountain ranges at the centre of asia including the hindu kush to the west the pamirs to the northwest the kunlun mountains to the northeast and the.
It is the tallest pass on the very old caravan path in the midst of leh in ladakh. Mountain ranges of india map showing hill ranges and major rivers in india. K2 and neighbouring peaks image source. Map of karakoram or karakorum.
Out of 14 eight thousanders in the world peaks over 8000 meters 10 are in the himalayan range and 4 are in karakoram range. Geographic or orographic maps showing the location of the major mountain ranges of the world. The karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders of india pakistan and china with the northwest extremity of the range extending to afghanistan and tajikistan.