K-2 lies in which mountain range?

Correct answer: Karakoram. K2 lies in the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Background: K2 is 8,611 m high, the second-highest mountain in the world.

• Himalaya: Mount Everest, not K2, is in the Himalaya.
• Hindukush: The Hindu Kush range is to the west.
• Andes: The Andes are in South America.

Did you know? It is nicknamed the “Savage Mountain”.

Memory trick: K2 = Karakoram.