China–Pakistan border

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international border land border

The China–Pakistan border is a high-altitude international boundary in the Karakoram range, notable for passing through the area of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border → land border →
approximateLength	about 596 km →
borderPoint	Khunjerab Pass → Kilik Pass → Mintaka Pass →
borderType	demarcated by treaty →
climate	alpine → cold desert →
connectedBy	Karakoram Highway →
country1	China →
country2	Pakistan →
crossesAdministrativeUnit	Gilgit-Baltistan region → Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region →
disputedBy	India →
establishedByTreaty	Sino-Pakistan Agreement →
geopoliticalContext	Kashmir conflict → Sino-Indian border dispute →
hasBorderCrossing	Khunjerab Pass →
highestBorderCrossing	Khunjerab Pass →
highestPoint	over 4,500 metres above sea level →
locatedInMountainRange	Karakoram →
locatedInRegion	Gilgit-Baltistan → Xinjiang →
nearbyGlacier	Baltoro Glacier → Siachen Glacier →
nearbyPeak	Broad Peak → Gasherbrum I → Gasherbrum II → K2 →
openedToRegularTrafficAt	Khunjerab Pass →
openedToRegularTrafficYear	1982 →
partOf	China–Pakistan relations →
passesNear	K2 →
passesThrough	Karakoram Pass region →
passesThroughDisputedRegion	Gilgit-Baltistan → Kashmir →
securityRole	strategic corridor for China–Pakistan Economic Corridor →
separates	China → Pakistan →
terrain	high-altitude → mountainous →
treatySignatory	Pakistan → People's Republic of China →
treatySignedYear	1963 →
usedFor	tourism → trade → transport →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
K2 →	liesOn
Khunjerab Pass →	partOf