Kangchenjunga
Appearance
| Kangchenjunga | |
|---|---|
Kangchenjunga early in the morning, viewed frae Tiger Hill, Darjeeling, Indie | |
| Heichest pynt | |
| Elevation | 8,586 m (28,169 ft) [1] Ranked 3rd |
| Prominence | 3,922 m (12,867 ft) [2] Ranked 29t |
| Isolation | 124 kilometre (77 mi) |
| Leetin | |
| Coordinates | 27°42′09″N 88°08′48″E / 27.70250°N 88.14667°ECoordinates: 27°42′09″N 88°08′48″E / 27.70250°N 88.14667°E [2] |
| Geografie | |
| Location | Nepal–Indie border[2] |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 25 Mey 1955 by Joe Brown an George Band (First winter ascent 11 Januar 1986 Jerzy Kukuczka an Krzysztof Wielicki) |
| Easiest route | glacier/snaw/ice climb |
Kangchenjunga (Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा, Sikkimese an Tibetan: གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ་ , Hindi: कंचनजंघा) is the third heichest moontain in the warld.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Carter, H. A. (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 27 (59): 109–141.
- 1 2 3 Jurgalski, E., de Ferranti, J. and A. Maizlish (2000–2005). "High Asia II – Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
- ↑ Freshfield, D. W. (1903). Round Kangchenjunga: a narrative of mountain travel and exploration. London: Edward Arnold.