Karakoram

American  

[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

1. Also called Mustagh.  a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).

2. a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir to Sinkiang province in China. 18,300 feet (5,580 meters).

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Karakoram British  

/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

1. a mountain system in N Kashmir, extending for about 480 km (300 miles) from northwest to southeast: contains the second highest peak in the world (K2); crossed by several high passes, notably the Karakoram Pass 5575 m (18 290 ft)

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Karakoram

Even in the Karakoram region of Central Asia, where some glaciers briefly advanced after the turn of the millennium, long-term projections show continued glacier loss.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

The apparently resistant glaciers are spread over thousands of kilometres of high mountain ranges in Central Asia, including Karakoram, Tian Shan, Kun Lun and the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

The bus was traveling to Hunza on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district when the accident occurred, senior police officer Fayaz Ahmed said.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

They helped fund the only road out of the Shimshal valley, linking the village to the Karakoram highway which runs between Pakistan and China.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

Previously, Fischer had successfully guided one 8,000-meter mountain: 26,400-foot Broad Peak in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan, in 1995.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer