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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), lies about three kilometres (two miles) north-northwest of the main summit.
At 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain in the world and an eight-thousander. [web 1] Chomo Lonzo (7,804 metres (25,604 ft) [web 2]), is on a ridge northeast of Kangchungtse and due north of Makalu. [1] Makalu is generally in the shape of a four-sided pyramid with its faces scooped out in vast cirques. Of its four ...
Makalu Barun National Park is a national park in the Himalayas of Nepal that was established in 1992 as the eastern extension of Sagarmatha National Park.It is the world's only protected area with an elevation gain of more than 8,000 m (26,000 ft) enclosing tropical forest as well as snow-capped peaks.
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Locations of the world's 14 eight-thousanders, which are split between the Himalayan (right), and the Karakoram mountain ranges (left). The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) as being more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in height above sea level, and sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) ... Makalu: 8,485: 27,838: Makalu Mahalangur ...
Makālu (Nepali: मकालु) nearest the Arun River and along the Nepal-China border including Makalu 8463m, Chomo Lonzo 7790m south of the Kama valley in Tibet, Kangchungtse or Makalu II 7678m, Peak 7199 and some ten others over 6000 metres. Barun (Nepali: बरुण, Baruṇa) inside Nepal and south of the Makālu section.