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Highest Mountains In Asia |
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| 1: Mount Everest |
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China / Nepal |
| Height |
8,848 metres / 29,028 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Mahalangur Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1953 |
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The highest mountain in the World is Mount Everest, and it is in very fine local company. Infact all of the 100+ highest mountains in the World are in Asia, with the majority of them in amongst the various ranges of the Himalaya's. All of those top 109 peaks are higher than 23,600 feet above sea level, but Everest does slightly tower above the rest by a touch. Also known as Sagarmāthā, Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma in different parts of Asia, Mount Everest is not only seen as a giant physically, it is often the source of much spirituality in the local area too. |
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K2 |
image: Jan Reurink |
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| 2: K2 |
| Countries |
China / Pakistan |
| Height |
8,611 metres / 28,251 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Baltoro Karakoram |
| First Ascent |
1954 |
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Kangchenjunga |
image: Siegmund Stiehler |
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| 3: Kangchenjunga |
| Countries |
India / Nepal |
| Height |
8,586 metres / 28,169 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Kangchenjunga Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1955 |
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Lhotse |
image: Public Domain |
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| 4: Lhotse |
| Countries |
China / Nepal |
| Height |
8,516 metres / 27,940 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Mahalangur Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1956 |
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Makalu |
image: Ben Tubby |
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| 5: Makalu |
| Countries |
China / Nepal |
| Height |
8,485 metres / 27,838 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Mahalangur Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1955 |
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Cho Oyu |
image: Uwe Gille |
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| 6: Cho Oyu |
| Countries |
China / Nepal |
| Height |
8,188 metres / 26,864 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Mahalangur Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1954 |
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Dhaulagiri I |
image: Public Domain |
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| 7: Dhaulagiri I |
| Country |
Nepal |
| Height |
8,167 metres / 26,795 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Dhaulagiri Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1960 |
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Manaslu |
image: Ben Tubby |
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| 8: Manaslu |
| Country |
Nepal |
| Height |
8,163 metres / 26,781 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Manaslu Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1956 |
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Nanga Parbat |
image: Adam Jacob Muller |
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| 9: Nanga Parbat |
| Country |
Pakistan |
| Height |
8,126 metres / 26,660 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Nanga Parbat Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1953 |
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Annapurna I |
image: Arite |
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| 10: Annapurna I |
| Country |
Nepal |
| Height |
8,091 metres / 26,545 feet |
| Mountain Range |
Annapurna Himalaya |
| First Ascent |
1950 |
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