Broad Peak (Urdu: بروڈ پیک; Chinese: 布洛阿特峰; pinyin: Bùluòātè Fēng), also known as K3, is the 12th highest mountain on Earth, with an elevation of 8,051 meters (26,414 ft). The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Faichan Kangri (ཨིྰན་ཨངརི་) is not accepted among the Balti people.
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