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By tos @ 2005-07-16 15:29:28
At the altitude of 8611m, it is the second highest mountain on earth. Also known as Chogori, Godwin-Austen, Dapsang, Qogir Feng.
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@ 2008-01-22 03:40:49
Unfortunately, one of the alternative names listed for K2 is spelled incorrectly. (I dare say it was just a 'typo.') It should be Godwin-Austen, after Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, whose descendants would be most pleased, I'm sure, to see it corrected. Many thanks.
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@ 2008-01-22 09:31:39
Fixed. Thanks.