| elevation: |
8,586 metres (28,169 feet) |
| location: |
Nepal - India |
| range: |
Himalaya |
| coordinates: |
27°42' N 88°08' E |
| first ascent: |
1955 by George Band and Joe Brown |
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Kanchenjunga (also called Kangchenjunga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga,
Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world. It
is located in the Taplejung district straddling the frontier between Nepal and
India.
The rough translation of Kanchenjunga is "Five Treasures of the Snow".
It contains five peaks over 8,000 metres. Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was assumed
to be the highest mountain in the world, but calculations made by the British
1849 Great Trigonometric Survey showed Mount Everest to be the highest and Kanchenjunga
the third-highest.
Kanchenjunga was first climbed on May 25, 1955 by George Band and Joe Brown
of a British expedition. The British expedition honored the beliefs of the Sikkimese,
who hold the summit sacred, by stopping a few feet short of the actual summit.
Most successful summit parties since then have followed this tradition. After
the alteration of the Nepalese/Indian frontier in 1975, Kanchenjunga became
the tallest mountain in India.
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Austrian Woman Climbs 9th 8,000-er5/17/06 - Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner reached the summit of 28,169-foot Kanchenjunga on Sunday, along with four other climbers, adding a
Woman Summits KanchenjungaNinth 8,000-plus Meter Peak
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