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THE TOP 10 HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE W0RLD

The snow-capped mountains Himalayan range is the tallest and the youngest in the world. It is also known as the "Abode of God" and people worships the mountain range as a form of divinity. Not only are the mountains a perennial source of water, but also support plant, animal and human life. Adventure seekers and the nature lovers find home in the mountains.

1. Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet Autonomous Region, China- 8,848 m (29,029 feet)
Mount Everest, Sanskrit and Nepali Sagarmatha, Tibetan Chomolungma, Chinese (Pinyin) Zhumulangma Feng or (Wade-Giles romanisation) Chu-mu-lang-ma-Feng, also speller Qomolangma Feng, mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region of China, at 27°59'N 86°56'E. Reaching an elevation of 29,029 feet (8,848 metres), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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Like other high peaks in the region, Mount Everest has long been recovered by local peoples. It's most common Tibetan name, Chomolungma, means "Goddess Mother of the World" or "Goddess of the Valley". The Sanskrit name Sagarmatha means literally "Peak of Heaven".
New Zealander Edmurd Hillary and Chepra Tenzing were the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953. As of 2017, more than 7,600 people have reached the top of the mountain and nearly 300 have perished in the attempt.
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 2. K2, Karakoram, Pakistan/China- 8,611 m (28,251 feet)
K2, Chinese Qogir Feng, also called Mount Godwin Austen, called locally Dapsang or Chogori, the world's second highest peak, second only to Mount Everest. K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and it lies partly in a Chinese-administrated enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan.
K2 (Mount Godwin Austin), in the Karakoram Range, viewed from the Gilgit-Baltistan district of the Pakistani-administrated portion of the Kashmir region.

3. Kanchenjunga, Himalayas, Nepal/India- 8,586 m (28,169 feet)
Kanchenjunga, also spelled Kangchenjunga or Kinchinjunga, Nepali Kumbhkaran Lungur,
world's third highest mountain. It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state, northeastern India, and eastern Nepal, 46 miles (74 Km) north-northwest of Darjiling, Sikkim. The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range. The Kanchenjunga massif is in the form of gigantic cross, the arms of which extend north, south, east and west.
Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, at the border of India (Sikkim state) and Nepal. 
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Kanchenjunga is composed of rocks of Neoproterozoic (late precambrian) to Ordovician age (i.e, about 445 million to 1 billion years old). The individual summits connect to neighbouring peaks by four main ridges, from which four glaciers flow- the Zemu (northeast), the Talung (southeast), the Yalung (southwest) and the Kanchenjunga (northwest).
The name Kanchenjunga is derived from four words of Tibetian origin, usually rendered Kang-chen-dzo-nga or Yang-chhen-dzo-nga and interpreted in Sikkim as the "Five Treasures of the Great Snow).

4. Lhotse, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet Autonomous Region, China- 8516 m (27,949 feet)
Lhotse, (Tibetan: "South Peak") also called E¹, mountain massif in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It consists of three summits, the highest of which-Lhotse I is the world's fourth tallest peak.
Herders shelters with Lhotse I in the background Himalaya, Nepal
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5. Makalu, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet Autonomous Region, China- 8,485 m (27,838 feet)
Makalu, in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Ti etan (Chinese) border. It lies 14 miles (23 Km) east-southeast of Mount Everest. Makalu had been observed by climbers of Mount Everest, but attempts to ascend it's steep, glacier-covered sides did not begin until 1954. 
Imja TSE and Makalu view on the way to Everest Base Camp in Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal
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6. Cho Oyu, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet Autonomous Region, China- 8,188 m (26,864 feet)
Cho Oyu mountain, in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan (Chinese) border about 20 miles (30 Km) northwest of Mount Everest. The Nangpa La, a glacier saddle (pass) 19,050 feet high lying south of the peak, forms part of the trade route between Tibet and the valley of Khumbu. 
Cho Oyu mountain peak, sixth highest peak in the world, Himalayas mountain range, Nepal, Asia
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7. Dhaulagiri, Nepal- 8,167 m (26,795 feet)
Dhaulagiri mountain massif of the Himalayas in west-central Nepal. It is situated on the western side of the deep Kali (Kali Gandak) River Gorge, about 40 miles (65 Km) northwest of Annapurna. Many od Dhaulagiri's snow- and glacier-covered peaks exceed 25,000 feet (7,620 metres), including Dhaulagiri I, II, III and IV. The tallest, Dhaulagiri I, is the world's seventh highest mountain.
A close-up view od Dhaulagiri I in the Nepal Himalayas, the seventh highest mountain in the world
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8. Mansalu, Nepal- 8,163 m (26,781 feet)
Mansalu I also called Kutang I, lies in the Himalayas of North Nepal, 38 miles (61 Km) north of the town of Gurkha. The summit of this snow-and glacier-covered peak was first reached on May 9 and 11, 1956 by two separate Japanese.
The name actually comes from the Sanskrit word "manasa" which means "intellect" or "soul".
Mansalu, the eighth highest mountain in the world in the Himalaya mountains
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9. Nanga Parbat, Pakistan- 8,126 m (26,660 feet)
Nanga Parbat, also called Diamir, situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 Km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmiri region.
The Kashmiri name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words nagna parvata, meaning "naked mountain". Diamir is a local name for the peak and means "king of the mountains".
Nanga Parbat. The world's ninth highest mountain
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10. Annapurna I, Nepal- 8,091 m (26,545 feet)
Annapurna, Nepali Annapurna Himal, massif of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal. It forms a ridge some 30 miles (48 Km) long between the gorges of the Kali (Kali Gandak; west) and Marayandi (east) rivers north of the town of Pokhara. The massif contains four main summits, two of which- Annapurna I (26,545 feet [8,091 metres]) and II (26,040 feet [7,937 metres])- stand at the western and eastern ends of the range, respectively; Annapurna III (24,786 feet [7,555 metres]) and IV (24,688 feet [7,525 metres)] lies between them.
The south face of Annapurna I
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