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| Elevation | Ranked 2nd |
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| Prominence | Ranked 22nd |
| Listing | Eight-thousander Seven Second Summits Ultra |
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| First ascent | 31 July 1954 Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli |
| Easiest route | Abruzzi Spur |
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K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) tall. It is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori (ཆོགོ་རི།). K2 is part of the Karakoram mountain range, and is found in the border between Pakistan and China. The name, 'K2' came from the first survey of Karakoram range. In the survey, surveyors named each mountain with a 'K' and a number after that.