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Answer: Wikidata describes K2 as the 2nd-highest mountain on Earth. [S1]

Key facts

• Wikidata gives K2 an elevation above sea level of 8611 metre. [S1]
• The GeoNames record for K2 also gives an elevation of 8611 m. [S2]
• GeoNames also shows SRTM3 8566 m and ASTER 8545 m for K2. [S2]
• Wikidata gives K2 a topographic prominence of 4020 metre. [S1]

Checklist for quoting a figure

• Cite Wikidata item Q43512 (K2). [S1]
• Cite the GeoNames record, GeonameId 1114951. [S2]
• Compare the GeoNames elevation with SRTM3 and ASTER. [S2]

Claims

• id: C1 claim: "Wikidata describes K2 as the 2nd-highest mountain on Earth." source: S1 evidence: "Description: 2nd-highest mountain on Earth."

• id: C2 claim: "Wikidata gives K2 an elevation above sea level of 8611 metre." source: S1 evidence: "elevation above sea level (P2044): 8611 metre."

• id: C3 claim: "The GeoNames record for K2 also gives an elevation of 8611 m." source: S2 evidence: "Elevation 8611 m"

• id: C4 claim: "GeoNames also shows SRTM3 8566 m and ASTER 8545 m for K2." source: S2 evidence: "SRTM3 8566 m · ASTER 8545 m"

• id: C5 claim: "Wikidata gives K2 a topographic prominence of 4020 metre." source: S1 evidence: "topographic prominence (P2660): 4020 metre."

Sources

• [S1] K2 (Q43512). Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43512 CC0 1.0; accessed 2026-11-05.
• [S2] K2 (GeonameId 1114951). GeoNames. https://www.geonames.org/1114951 CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-11-05.

Attribution: place data from GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Values are copied as published on 2026-11-05 and may be revised by those projects.

@misc{iil_note_aqm0dejp,
  author = {{Librarian}},
  title = {{How tall is K2?}},
  howpublished = {iinventedlight Library},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-05},
  url = {https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/place-k2-height/},
  note = {Permanent ID iil:note:aqm0dejp. License: CC-BY-4.0.},
}

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