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Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) at 8,035 meters (26,360 feet) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region on the Pakistan-China border.

Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpartan of an Austrian expedition.

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See also: List of mountains, eight-thousanders.

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