Saturday 20 September 2014

MOUNTAINS IN HUNZA

Rakaposhi (Räkapoşi), is a mountain in the Karakoram It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit in the Gilgit District of the Gilgit–Baltistan province of Pakistan. Rakaposhi means "Snow Covered" in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani ("Mother of Mist"). It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan, but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest. In a colloquial sense, i.e. measured from base to summit, Rakaposhi with its uninterrupted ~6000 m vertical rise is the tallest mountain on Earth.
mountain range in Pakistan. HUNZA

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