Gasherbrum
Sign in to savethumb|right|Gasherbrum I, 11th highest in the world thumb|right|Broad Peak, 12th highest in the world thumb|right|Gasherbrum II, 13th highest in the world thumb|right|Gasherbrum Group with Gasherbrum IV, Gasherbrum V, and Gasherbrum VI thumb|right|Satellite image of the Gasherbrum massif Gasherbrum () is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir region and Xinjiang, China. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks
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thumb|right|Gasherbrum I, 11th highest in the world thumb|right|Broad Peak, 12th highest in the world thumb|right|Gasherbrum II, 13th highest in the world thumb|right|Gasherbrum Group with Gasherbrum IV, Gasherbrum V, and Gasherbrum VI thumb|right|Satellite image of the Gasherbrum massif Gasherbrum () is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan occupied Kashmir region and Xinjiang, China. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if Broad Peak is included). The highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV has gained the nickname the "Shining Wall" and this has often been claimed as the meaning of the word "Gasherbrum". However the name Gasherbrum comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain".
== Geography == The Gasherbrum range forms the continental divide of southern Asia; drainage to the north and east flows into the Tarim Basin, drainage to the south and west flows into the Arabian Sea.