Facts About Earth's Highest peaks !! 1. Why K2 is the world's most dangerous mountain despite it is the world's 2nd highest mountain ?

2. What is the differences between tallest mountain and highest mountain ?

3. Write the correct names:
(a) The tallest mountain from base to peak above from the sea level.
(b) The tallest mountain from base to peak below from the sea level.
(c) The highest mountain on the earth.
(d) The highest mountain above earth's center.

1) We all know that the world's 2nd highest mountain is K2 or Godwin-Austen. It's famous nickname: The Savage Mountain.

The reasons that makes the K2 world's most dangerous mountain, they are:

It's geographical locationExtremely elevated regionCold stream winds Temperature is too low Oxygen level drops K2's altitude is 8,611 metres above from sea level. it's has more steeper slopes compared to the Mt. Everest. Height also plays role but more importantly steepness of the slope is the most challenging factor that makes climbers to do this difficult trekking over more than 6000 metres elevated snowy barren region.

2) Highest Mountain is measured above from the sea level which is known as altitude ( or ) height of the mountain whereas Tallest mountain is measured from the base to peak.

3) Write the correct names:

Denali or Mt. McKinley, is the highest peak in the Alaska, USA of the North American continent.Mauna Kea is the highest peak in the Hawaii, USA, North America.Mt. Everest is situated in Nepal/China border, Asia continent ( or, better to be known as Eurasia continent ).Mt. Chimborazo is situated in the South American continent.

■. More To Know About 'K2'

K2 also popularly known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell - a climber on the 1953 American expedition. The name Mt. Godwin Austen is for the peak's first surveyor, Col. H.H. Godwin Austen, a 19th century English geographer. The K2 mountain was discovered in 1856 by Col. T.G. Montgomerie. It was given the symbol K2 because it was the 2nd peak measured in the Karakoram range.

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