kids encyclopedia robot

Image: K2 by Montgomery

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(820 × 389 pixels, file size: 129 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Sketch by Thomas Montgomerie made during his exploration of the Karakoram. He noted two prominent peaks, labelling them K1 and K2. K1 is now known as Masherbrum, but K2 was never formally named; Montgomerie had inadvertently named the world's second highest mountain.
Title: K2 by Montgomery
Credit: Scanned from K2 - The Story of the Savage Mountain by Jim Curran, ISBN 0340660074
Author: Thomas Montgomerie (1830-1878)
Permission: Public domain
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine