[DOC] [TLE] Himalayan Peaks [PAR] Top Himalayan peaks and their elevation in metres ... Initially it had the 
uninspiring name of Peak XXV. ... the second peak in the Karakoram Range of 
the Himalayas to be measured. ... current technologically advanced 
measurements as being accurate to within a ... The closest one can get is about 
100m from the summit). [DOC] [TLE] K2 - Wikipedia [PAR] K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori (Balti: ), is the 
second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,611 ... K2 is the 
highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan ... 
ascent of Gasherbrum IV that while the name of K2 owes its origin to chance, its 
clipped,... [DOC] [TLE] Karakoram - Wikipedia [PAR] The Karakoram, or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders 
between ... earth, including K2, the second highest peak in the world at 8,611 m (
28,251 ft). ... The name was first applied by local traders to the Karakoram Pass. 
... Due to its altitude and ruggedness, the Karakoram is much less inhabited than
... [DOC] [TLE] How did mountains get their names? | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Dec 11, 2015 ... Its new moniker, Denali, was actually its original Aleut name, meaning 'the high 
one'. ... Everest himself was initially displeased by the naming, since he ... K2 
stands for Karakoram 2, because it was the second peak to be... [DOC] [TLE] K2 | mountain, Asia | Britannica.com [PAR] K2 (Mount Godwin Austen), in the Karakoram Range, viewed from the Gilgit-
Baltistan district of the  The glacier- and snow-covered mountain rises from its 
base at about 15,000 ... K2 because it was the second peak measured in the 
Karakoram Range. The name Mount Godwin Austen is for the peak's first 
surveyor, Col. [DOC] [TLE] the work of italians in the scientific exploration of the karakoram [PAR] An 800 km long wrinkle (therefore a bit shorter than the Alps), going from 
northwest to ... From its initial, K, the peaks that were gradually measured 
geodetically by Col. ... This is the origin of the name used for the second highest 
peak in the world, K2. ... What's more, a part of those frontiers is still being fought 
over, or even... [DOC] [TLE] The Mountain of Mountains | Outside Online [PAR] Nov 1, 2003 ... How do you crack the code to K2, the darkest, deadliest peak on the planet? ... IF 
THE CRITERION YOU USE to measure the majesty of mountains is simple math, 
then the ... It was dubbed K2K for Karakoram and 2 for the second peak in the 
range to be .... It's about purity, clarity, and being humble." [DOC] [TLE] Karakoram and Western Himalaya, 1909, an account of the ... [PAR] from the Southern Ridge of Staircase Peak by H.K H the ..... for over two months 
on the Karakoram glaciers. It brought back a ... high glacier basins, many new 
altimetric measurement - ... But the name Himalaya denotes no mere chain of 
mountains, however ..... the second .... the initial letters of their own names to the 
peaks. [DOC] [TLE] Where on earth are Tenzing Peak and Hillary Peak anyway?  Mark ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2013 ... If true then the decision to name the mountains after famous people is ... 
Himalayan peaks were initially given numbers when they were first ... the Survey 
of India assigned Karakoram peaks the prefix K until they could establish the 
local names. They never did find one for the second peak and its survey... [DOC] [TLE] Books on History and Exploration - Bill Buxton [PAR] As its name suggests, this page is a directory to the main characters who played 
... The second is, The Greater Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamirs, Hindu-Kush, Tibet 
...... As with the earlier British expeditions, the 1933 effort got tantalizingly close. ... 
While the books that being discussed have to do with climbing the mountain, one
... [DOC] [TLE] Mountains facts, information, pictures

Question: It initially got its name from being the second Karakoram peak to be measured
Answer: K2