Mount Makalu

Local nameमकालु 马卡鲁山 Makalu
LocationShigatse, China

Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.

Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II lies about three kilometres north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about 5 km north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle, is Chomo Lonzo

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makalu

Address Nepal

Coordinates 27°53'28.317" N 87°5'19.09" E

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