Mountains of Pakistan | by M.Hassaan Anjum

A presentation on mountains of pakistan.

1. By Hassaan Anjum Mountains of Pakistan

2. Mountains of Pakistan Pakistan is blessed with a long range of mountains that are an attraction of Geologists and mountain climbers of all over the world. Pakistan has more than a hundred peaks that are above 7,000 metres . Out of the world's 14 highest peaks,4 are in Pakistan. These highest peaks are situated mainly in the Karakoram range.

3. Mountain Ranges There are three main mountain ranges in Pakistan: 1. Karakoram Range 2.Himalayas 3.Hindu Kush

4. Karakoram Range The  Karakoram  is a mountain range spanning the borders of China, India, and Pakistan, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and  Tajikistan. its highest 15 mountains are all based in Pakistan . It begins in the Wakhan Corridor  in the west, encompasses the majority of  Gilgit -Baltistan, and extends into  Ladakh and  Aksai Chin.   I t is the second highest mountain range in the world. The Karakoram has eighteen summits over 7,500 m height , with four of them exceeding 8,000 m  K2, the second highest peak in the world at 8,611 m

5. The Himalayas The  Himalayas  are a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau . The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest . Over 100 peaks exceeding 7,200 m in elevation lie in the Himalayas. The Himalayas cross five countries: Bhutan, India,  Nepal , China, and Pakistan . The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau. Some of the world's major rivers, the Indus, the Ganges, rise in the vicinity of the Himalayas. 53 million people live in the Himalayas.

6. The Hindu Kush The  Hindu Kush is a n 800-kilometre-long  mountain range in Central and South Asia. The range forms the western section of the  Hindu Kush Himalayan Region  to the north, near its northeastern end, the Hindu Kush buttresses the Pamir Mountains near the point where the borders of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan meet, after which it runs southwest through Pakistan and into Afghanistan near their border . The eastern end of the Hindu Kush in the north merges with the Karakoram Range. The range has numerous high snow-capped peaks, with the highest point being Tirich Mir at 7,708 metres in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The range and communities settled in it hosted ancient monasteries, important trade networks and travelers between Central Asia and South Asia . The Hindu Kush range has also been the passageway during the invasions of the Indian subcontinent and continues to be important during modern-era warfare in Afghanistan.

7. K2(Mount Godwin Austin) K2 , at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres . It lies in the Karakoram range, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of  Kashmir. K2 also became popularly known as the  Savage Mountain  after George Bell—a climber told reporters, "It's a savage mountain that tries to kill you .“  Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 is the deadliest; approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the  summit. Also occasionally known as   Mount  Godwin-Austen , and King of the Mountains. K2 is the only 8,000+ metre peak that has never been climbed from its eastern face .  The peak has now been climbed by almost all of its ridges . Although the summit of Everest is at a higher altitude, K2 is a more difficult and dangerous climb, due in part to its more inclement weather .