By Anshika Verma11, Dec 2023 06:00 AMjagranjosh.com
International Mountain Day 2023
Since 2003, it has been celebrated to raise awareness of the value of mountains and draw attention to the opportunities and challenges about it. Tap to read about the top 7 highest mountain peaks!
MOUNT EVEREST
Situated in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth at an elevation of 30,000 feet above sea level.
K2 (Mount Godwin Austen)
K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world. It is the highest point in Xinjiang and Pakistan and the highest point of the Karakoram mountain range.
KANGCHENJUNGA
The third-highest mountain in the world is Kangchenjunga. Its peaks the Main, Central, and South are located right on the boundary between Sikkim, India, and Nepal.
LHOTSE
The world's fourth-highest mountain, Lhotse, is located above sea level. It is situated along the frontier of the Khumbu region of Nepal and TAR, China.
MAKALU
The fifth-highest peak in the world is called Makalu. It is situated on the boundary between Nepal and TAR, China, in the Mahalangur Himalayas.
Cho Oyu
The sixth-highest mountain is Cho Oyu. Situated 20 km west of Mount Everest, it is the westernmost mountain of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalayas.
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is the highest mountain inside a single nation's borders and the seventh highest mountain in the world above sea level (Nepal).
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