[BITList] Karakoram Highway

[michael J Feltham]

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> G'day Folks,
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> I may have sent this one out before….?
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> ooroo
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> From a correspondent…
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> Hard to believe something like this exists...
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> This is the 1300 km Karakoram highway passing from Pakistan to China - now recognized as 8th wonder of the world.
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> The Karakoram Highway (known informally as the KKH) is said to be the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side. It's the road to paradise – if you like exploring the mountains, that is. It's regarded as one of the world's hardest alpine climbs
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> The Karakorum Highway connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 meters (15,397 ft) above the sea level. The road is one of the scariest and hair raising jeep tripsin the world. 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. The route of the KKH traces one of the many paths of the ancient Silk Road. The road has a length of 1,300 km (800 mi): Pakistan: 887 km (551 mi) and China: 413 km (257 mi). it was started in 1959 and was completed in 1986 after 27 years of construction.
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> And you think your roads are crazy!!
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