Central Karakorum National Park
Central Karakorum National Park is part of the Tentative list of Pakistan in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Central Karakoram National Park in north Pakistan has the greatest concentration of high mountains in the world and the largest glaciers outside the Polar Regions. The park encompasses sixty peaks over 7000 metres and four peaks higher than 8000 metres, among them the K2, the second highest mountain on Earth. The most important mammal species in the park are the Siberian Ibex, the Himalayan Lynx and the Snow Leopard.
Map of Central Karakorum National Park
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- Full Name
- Central Karakorum National Park
- Country
- Pakistan
- Added
- 2016
- Type
- Natural
- Categories
- Natural landscape - Mountain
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Site History
2016 Added to Tentative List
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