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Godwin Austen Glacier is a glacier near the K2 mountain in Northern Areas of Pakistan. The confluence of Godwin Austen Glacier and Baltoro Glacier is called Concordia, Pakistan. For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... The Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ... The Baltoro Glacier, at over 70 kilometers long, is the longest glacier outside of the polar regions. ... K2, the 2nd highest peak in the world Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range. ...

Categories: Pakistan geography stubs | Glaciers of Pakistan K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ... Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain The following is a list of the worlds 100 highest mountains, all of which are located in Asia. ...

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