K2

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K2 is the second-List of highest mountains|highest mountain on Earth. It is located in the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan mountain range|range, on the border<ref name="border_agreement">{{PDFlink|[http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS085.pdf Text of border agreement between China and Pakistan]|253 Kibibyte|KiB</ref> between the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China|China.<ref name="kashmir"/> However, those who climb K2 must acquire entry via Pakistan as the Chinese side is inaccessible.

Chinese authorities officially refer to K2 as Qogir; {{zh-stp|s=ä¹”æˆˆé‡Œå³°|t=å–¬æˆˆé‡Œå³°|p=QiÃ¡ogÄ“lÇ FÄ“ng. This name is derived from Chogori, a synthetic name made up by Western explorers early in the 20th century from two Balti language|Balti words, ''chhogo'' ('big') and ''ri'' ('mountain') (Ø´Ø§ÛÚ¯ÙˆØ±ÛŒ).<ref name="carter_1983">H. Adams Carter, "A Note on the Chinese Name for K2, 'Qogir'", ''American A... read all