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  2. Lhotse - Wikipedia

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    The main ridge of the mountain features four distinct summits: Lhotse Main at 8,516 m (27,940 ft) AMSL, Lhotse Middle (also called Lhotse Central I or Lhotse East) at 8,414 m (27,605 ft), Lhotse Central II at 8,372 m (27,467 ft), and Lhotse Shar at 8,383 m (27,503 ft). Though Lhotse Main is considered to be an intermediately difficult eight ...

  3. List of highest mountains on Earth - Wikipedia

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    A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with 300 m (980 ft) prominence.

  4. List of mountains by elevation - Wikipedia

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    All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m ... Lhotse: 8,516: 27,940:

  5. Mount Everest is getting taller every year – and now ... - AOL

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    Study points to a river some 75km away from the peak as the surprise culprit for Everest’s changing height. ... The mountain’s growth was previously ... K2, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse – only ...

  6. Lhotse Shar - Wikipedia

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    Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, at 8,383 m (27,503 ft) high. ... The mountain's extreme height further compounds the danger: ...

  7. Lhotse Middle - Wikipedia

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    Lhotse Middle (also called Lhotse Central I and Lhotse East), is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres (27,590 ft) in elevation that sits in the middle of a ridge between its parent peak, the eight-thousander, Lhotse 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), and another subsidiary peak, Lhotse Shar 8,383 metres (27,503 ft).

  8. Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth - AOL

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    Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing. ... in height due to this change in the regional river system, with the ...

  9. List of Himalayan peaks and passes - Wikipedia

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    The major peaks (not mountains) above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) height in Himalayas, rank identified in Himalayas alone (not the world). [1] The map may help give context to List of Himalayan peaks and passes with more detail and zooming on click through.