Geography Test 07

     Total Area: 881,913 km² (340,509 sq. miles) ✅

1. ✅World Rank by Area: 33rd largest country in the world
2. ✅Geographical Spread:
   • Plains: Indus Plain in Punjab and Sindh
   • Mountains: Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush in the north
   • Deserts: Thar Desert in Sindh and Punjab
   • Coastline: About 1,046 km (650 miles) along the Arabian Sea
3. ✅ Provinces’ Share:
   • Punjab: ~205,344 km²
   • Sindh: ~140,914 km²
   • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: ~101,741 km²
   • Balochistan: ~347,190 km²
4. ✅ Strategic Importance: Its vast area includes fertile agricultural lands, rich mineral resources, and mountain passes important for trade and defense.

     ✅ K2 is also called: Mount Godwin-Austen

      Key Points for Competitive Exams:

•     ✅ Other Names: Mount Godwin-Austen, Chogori (Balti), Savage Mountain
•     ✅ Height: 8,611 m – 2nd highest mountain in the world
•     ✅ Location: Karakoram Range, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (near China border)
•     ✅ Named After: Henry Godwin-Austen, British surveyor and geographer
•     ✅ Survey Name: K2 (given in 1856 by T.G. Montgomerie; “K” for Karakoram, “2” for second peak)
•     ✅ First Ascent: 31 July 1954 by Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli (Italy)
•     ✅ Fame: Known as “Savage Mountain” due to extreme climbing difficulty and high fatality rate
•     ✅ First to climb K2: Names: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli
             Country: Italy   ,Date: 31 July 1954.

Details:

✅ Nanga Parbat is ranked as the 9th highest mountain peak in the world.

• Height: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
• Location: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
• Mountain Range: Himalayas
• Meaning: "Naked Mountain" (from Sanskrit)  The word "Himalaya" comes from the Sanskrit language:
• "Hima" = Snow
  "Alaya"  = Abode or Home
• Nickname: "Killer Mountain" due to its deadly climbing history
• The first successful ascent was in 1953 by Hermann Buhl (Austria) — solo and without supplemental oxygen.

✅ First Ascent of Nanga Parbat:

• Date: July 3, 1953
• Climber: Hermann Buhl (Austria)
• Expedition: Austrian–German Expedition
• Notable Facts:
  • It was a solo ascent — extremely rare at such altitudes.
  • He used no supplemental oxygen.
  • Took over 40 hours — he even bivouacked (slept without shelter) near the summit in freezing temperatures.

 ✅ Continent: Asia ✅ Region: South Asia

✅ Borders:

1. East: India
2. North: China
3. Northwest: Afghanistan
4. West: Iran

 ✅ Coastline: Arabian Sea in the south

 ✅ Strategic Importance: Connects South Asia with Central Asia and the Middle East.