Editing Gasherbrum II (section)

==Geography==
Gasherbrum II is located on the border of [[Gilgit–Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]. It is part of the [[Karakoram]] mountain range in the [[Himalayas]], and located at the top of the [[Baltoro Glacier]].<ref name="seyfferth">{{cite web|last=Seyfferth|first=Guenter|title=Die Berge des Himalaya|url=http://www.himalaya-info.org/Map%20karakorum_baltoro.htm|language=de|publisher=himalaya-info.org|access-date=11 March 2013|date=5 March 2013}}</ref> With an elevation of {{convert|8034|m|ft}} it is the third-highest member of the [[Gasherbrum]] group, behind [[Gasherbrum I]] ({{convert|8080|m|ft|disp=or}})<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10527|title=Gasherbrum I, China/Pakistan|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref> and [[Broad Peak]] ({{convert|8051|m|ft|disp=or}}).<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10519|title=Broad Peak, China/Pakistan|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref> [[Gasherbrum III]] is sometimes considered to be a subpeak of Gasherbrum II,{{sfn|Dyhrenfurth|2011|p=199}} because the former has a [[topographic prominence]] of only {{convert|461|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10523|name=Gasherbrum III|access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref>