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Gasherbrum III

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Gasherbrum III, surveyed as K3a, stands between Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum IV within the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is a non-volcanic summit raised by the same Karakoram uplift as its higher neighbors. This entity documents Gasherbrum III specifically as a geological formation, a summit of the Gasherbrum massif standing between Gasherbrum II and IV.

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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Gasherbrum III

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Gasherbrum III
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Source Wikidata: Gasherbrum III

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Source Wikidata: Gasherbrum III
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Wikidata: Gasherbrum III
Wikidata Q1137636, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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