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Rakaposhi

Rakaposhi is a mountain of the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, rising to 7,788 metres above the Nagar valley. It is noted for one of the greatest uninterrupted rises from base to summit in the world. It was first climbed in 1958 by a British-Pakistani expedition.

Rakaposhi
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Nagar State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rakaposhi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rakaposhi
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