Saturday, November 10, 2012

World's Eight Highest Mountains in Nepal

Nepal is known as the land of Himalayas world over. there are 1,310 peaks above 6000 meters of which 238 already opened for climbing. Likewise, out of fourteen 8000 meter above peaks eight of them. including the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest lies in Nepal. Other seven are namely kanchanjung, Lhotse, Makalu, Ho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna.:

Mt. Everest:
Moutn Everest is the highest moutain in the world measuring 8,848m (29,028feet) in height. It was first climbed on May 28, 1953 by a New Zealander sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. Moutant Everest is also known by the Tibetan name Chomolangma (Goddess Mother of the Snows), and by the Nepali named sagarmatha (Mother of the Universe).

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