“karakoram”

The following 2 entries include the term karakoram.

Karakoram Pass

geographical name

mountain pass 18,290 feet (5575 meters) high through the Karakoram Range in northeastern Kashmir

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Karakoram Range

geographical name

mountain system in south central Asia in northern Kashmir and northwestern Tibet on the border with Xinjiang Uygur, connecting the Himalayas with the Pamirs; the westernmost system of the Himalayan complex see k2

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