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Pakistan
is a land of varied and unique landscape. While high mountain ranges
dominate its North, series of low mountain ranges of Suleman, Pub,
Kirthar and Mekran extend from North to Southwest and to South in a
bone like manner. These low ranges dominate the plains and deserts
to the East and warm and captivating beaches of the Arabian Sea to
the South. It is, however, Northern Pakistan which isendowed ]with
most unique geographical feature in the world. It is here that the
three great, lofty and spectacular mountain ranges, Karakoram, meet. In an area of about 500 sq.km in width
and 350 sq.km in depth, is found the most dense collection of some
of the highest and precipitous peaks in the world, boasting more
than 700 peaks above 6000 meters, and more than 160 peaks above 7000
meters. |
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