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Kāngchenjunga, India/Nepal
Prominence: 3922 m, 12867 ft
Elevation: 8586 meters, 28,169 feet
Approx. Isolation: 124.32 km, 77.25 mi
Alternate Name(s)
কাঞ্চনজঙ্ঘা; Kanchenjunga; कञ्चनजङ्घा; सेवालुन्ग्मा; Sewalungma
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
27° 42' 11'' N; 88° 8' 51'' E
27.703136, 88.147367 (Dec Deg)
613124E 3064845N Zone 45 (UTM)
Country
India (Highest Point)
Nepal
State/Province
Sikkim (Highest Point)
Mechī (Highest Point)
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Prominence
Clean Prominence
: 3922 m/12,867 ft
Optimistic Prominence
: 3922 m/12,867 ft
Key Col
: 4664 m/15,302 ft
Key Col Lat/Long: 28° 52' 43'' N; 87° 51' 4'' E
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Isolation
124.32 km/77.25 mi
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Mount Everest-South Summit
(WNW)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges
Continent:
Asia
Range2:
Himalaya
Range3:
Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Brahamaputra
Ganges
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
First Ascent
May 25, 1955
George Band
Joe Brown
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