Question

Which among the following mountain peaks is not Himalayan Range?
1. K2
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Nanga Parbat
4. Cho Oyu

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : K2

The correct answer is K2.

 

• K2 is located at 28251 ft above sea level, and the second mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 29029 ft.
• The location of K2is between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan and the Dafdar Township in Taxkorgan Tajik of Xinjiang, China.

  

• Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain with an elevation of 8,586 meters.
  • It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, northeastern India, and eastern Nepal.
  • The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range.
• Nanga Parbat, known locally as Diamer, is the ninth-highest mountain in the world at 8,126 meters above sea level.
  • It is located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas.
• Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level.
  • Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.
  • The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest.
  • The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border.