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Top Ten Mountain in The World
Top Ten Mountain in The World
Top Ten Mountain in The World
Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Mountain Everest K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) Kangchenjunga Lhotse Makalu Cho Oyu Dhaulagiri Manaslu Nanga Parbat Annapurna Range Himalayas Karakoram Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Himalayas Country Nepal/Tibet Pakistan/China India/Nepal Nepal/Tibet Nepal/Tibet Nepal/Tibet Nepal Nepal Pakistan Nepal Feet 29,035 28,250 28,169 27,940 27,766 26,906 26,795 26,781 26,660 26,545
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Height Mountain
1. Everest1 2. K2 (Godwin Austen) 3. Kangchenjunga
Location
Nepal/Tibet
Meters Feet
8,850 29,035
Date
May 29, 1953 July 31, 1954 May 25, 1955
Pakistan/China
8,611
Nepal/India
8,586
28,169
4. Lhotse
Nepal/Tibet
8,516
27,940 F. Luchsinger, E. Reiss (Swiss) J. Couzy, L. Terray, J. Franco, G. 27,766 Magnone-Gialtsen, J. Bouier, S. Coup, P. Leroux, A. Vialatte (French) 26,906 H. Tichy, S. Jchler (Austrian), Pasang Dawa Lama (Nepalese)
May 18, 1956 May 15, 1955 Oct. 19, 1954 May 13, 1960 May 9, 1956 July 3, 1953 June 3, 1950 July 4, 1958 June 9, 1957 July 7, 1956 May 2, 1964
5. Makalu
Nepal/Tibet
8,463
6. Cho Oyu
Nepal/Tibet
8,201
7. Dhaulagiri
Nepal
8,167
A. Schelbert, E. Forrer, K. Diemberger, 26,795 P. Diener (Swiss), Nyima Dorji, Nawang Dorji (Nepalese) 26,781 T. Imamishi, K. Kato, M. Higeta, (Japanese) G. Norbu (Nepalese)
26,660 Hermann Buhl (Austrian) 26,545 M. Herzog, L. Lachenal (French) 26,470 P. K. Schoeing, A. J. Kauffman 26,400 26,360 M. Schmuck, F. Wintersteller, K. Diemberger, H. Buhl (Austrian) F. Moravec, S. Larch, H. Willenpart (Austrian)
11. Gasherbrum I Pakistan/China 12. Broad Peak 13. Gasherbrum II 14. Shisha Pangma Pakistan/China Pakistan/China Tibet
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