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Eight-Thousanders: Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, K2, Annapurna, Manaslu, Eight-Thousander, Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, Lhotse

Eight-Thousanders: Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, K2, Annapurna, Manaslu, Eight-Thousander, Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, Lhotse


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, K2, Annapurna, Manaslu, Eight-thousander, Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, Lhotse, Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II. Excerpt: Mount Everest (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, Jomolungma, "Holy Mother"; Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰, Mandarin: Zhūmulǎngmǎ Fēng, "Jomolungma Peak"; Nepali: , Sagarmāthā) is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas on the Nepal side of Nepal-China (Tibet) border. Its massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse (8516 m), Nuptse (7855 m) and Changtse (7580 m). In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Waugh named the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest. Although Tibetans had called Everest "Chomolungma" for centuries, Waugh was unaware of this because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners. The highest mountain in the world attracts many well-experienced mountaineers as well as novice climbers willing to hire professional guides. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route (other eight-thousanders such as K2 or Nanga Parbat are much more difficult), Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather and wind. By the end of the 2008 climbing season, there had been 4,102 ascents to the summit by about 2,700 individuals. Climbers are a significant source of tourist revenue for Nepal, whose government also requires all prospective climbers to obtain an expensive permit, costing up to US$25,000 per person. By the en...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156452967
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 36
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156452961
  • Publisher Date: 13 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, K2, Annapurna, Manaslu, Eight-Thousander, Nanga Parbat, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, Lhotse
  • Width: 189 mm


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