Which is a taller mountain, K2 or Gasherbrum III?
K2 K2 (Urdu: ‎ ), also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori (Balti and Urdu: ‎ ), is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8611 m above sea level. It is located on the China-Pakistan border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.
Sverdrup Mountains The Sverdrup Mountains (Norwegian: Sverdrupfjella ) are a group of mountains about 80 km long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 2655 m , the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.