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Urdok Ridge
The Urdok ridge is a high mountain ridge which follows the continuation of the southwest ridge of Gasherbrum I. Two main chains of the Karakoram range meet on this ridge. Along the Urdok ridge, there are several peaks. From north to south these include: Urdok I (7,250 also known as Urdok Kangri I), and an unnamed peak (7,136 m), before the ridge reaches the Abruzzi Saddle mountain pass (6,782 m). The Abruzzi Saddle marks the boundary between the Gasherbrum, Gasherbrum group and the Sia Kangri massif. Continuing south, the ridge rises to Urdok II (7,082 m) and Urdok III (6,950 m) before reaching Sia Kangri. Some recognize Urdok II as Sia Kangri North. Nomenclature In 1934, Günter Dyhrenfurth, Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth explored the region while looking for access points to climb Gasherbrum I. He named the Urdok ridge as it drops off to the northeast towards the Urdok Glacier. The glacier was already known by this name on the Chinese side of the Karakoram at this time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
