Makalu
| Makalu | |
|---|---|
Makalu from the southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,485 m (27,838 ft)[1][2][notes 1] Ranked 5th |
| Prominence | 2,386 m (7,828 ft) |
| Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
| Coordinates | 27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E / 27.88972°N 87.08889°E[1] |
| Geography | |
60km 37miles Bhutan Nepal Pakistan India China 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 8 6 4 The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world).[3] Legend
Location in Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Location | Koshi Province (Khumbu), Nepal / Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Parent range | Mahalangur Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | May 15, 1955, by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Makalu[4] (Nepali: मकालु हिमाल, romanized: Makālu himāl; Chinese: 马卡鲁峰; pinyin: Mǎkǎlǔ Fēng) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak shaped like a four-sided pyramid.
Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678 m (25,190 ft)), lies about three kilometres (two miles) north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m (23,600 ft) saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m (25,604 ft)).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Searle, Mike (March 2013). "Mapping the Geology of Everest and Makalu". Colliding Continents. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780199653003.003.0013. ISBN 978-0-19-965300-3. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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