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Godwin-Austen

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noun

  1. another name for K2

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It’s named after Mount Godwin-Austen in Northern Kashmir, the second highest mountain in the world, for good reason.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2016

Mount Godwin-Austen in the Karakorum is only about 650 feet lower than Mount Everest.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

Everest Dewanganj 29,002 8,000 Everest Sandakphu ” 12,000 K2 or Godwin-Austen Between Gilgit and Gor, 16,000 ft. 28,250   Pk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The loftiest summits are Mount Everest, 29,002 feet high, Godwin-Austen, 28,265, and Kanchinjinga, 28,156.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

Godwin-Austen indicates six of these geological axes as follows: 1.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various