About Himalayas

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Himalayas

Himalayas

Range

The north face ofMount Everest as seen

from the path to the base camp in TibetAutonomous Region, People's Republic of

China.

Countries

Bhutan, People's Republic

of China, Pakistan, Nepal,India, Burma, Afghanistan

Highest point Mount Everest

- elevation 8,848 m (29,029 ft)

- coordinates

275917N

865531E 27.98806N

86.92528E

The Himalaya Range orHimalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: literally "abode of

snow"), usually called the Himalayas orHimalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia,

separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name ofa massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser,

ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot.
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Together, the Himalayan mountain system is the world's highest, and home to the world's highest

peaks, the Eight-thousanders, which include Mount Everest and K2. To comprehend theenormous scale of this mountain range, consider that Aconcagua, in the Andes, at 6,962 metres

(22,841 ft) is the highest peak outside Asia, whereas the Himalayan system includes over 100

mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft).

The main Himalayan range runs west to east, from the Indus river valley to the Brahmaputrariver valley, forming an arc 2,400 km (1,500 mi) long, which varies in width from 400 km

(250 mi) in the western Kashmir-Xinjiang region to 150 km (93 mi) in the eastern Tibet-

Arunachal Pradesh region. The range consists of three coextensive sub-ranges, with thenorthernmost, and highest, known as the Great or Inner Himalayas.

Some of the world's major river systems arise in the Himalayas, and their combined drainage

basin is home to some 3 billion people (almost half of Earth's population) in 18 countries. The

Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures ofSouth Asia; many Himalayan peaks are sacredin Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

Geologically, the origin of the Himalayas is the impact of the Indian tectonic plate travelingnorthward at 15 cm per year to impact the Eurasian continent, about 40-50 million years ago.

The formation of the Himalayan arc resulted since the lighter rock of the seabeds of that timewere easily uplifted into mountains. An often-cited fact used to illustrate this process is that the

summit of Mount Everest is made of marine limestone.
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Lesser Himalaya

Himalayas from Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

Also called Mahabharat Range, the Lesser Himalayas is a prominent range 2,000 to 3,000 meters(6,600 to 9,800 ft) high formed along the Main Boundary Thrust fault zone, with a steep

southern face and gentler northern slopes. They are nearly continuous except for river gorges,where rivers from to the north gather like candelabra in a handful of places to break through the

range.

At these elevations and above thebiogeography of the Himalayas is generally divided by the

Kali Gandaki Gorge in central Nepal, one of the deepest canyons in the world.

At the middle elevations of the range, the subtropical forests yield to a belt oftemperate

broadleaf and mixed forests growing between 1,500 and 3,000 meters (4,900 and 9,800 ft), with

the western Himalayan broadleaf forests to the west of the Gandaki River, and the easternHimalayan broadleaf forests to the east. The western broadleaf forests stretch from the Kashmir

Valley, across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and through western Nepal. The eastern

broadleaf forests stretch across eastern Nepal, through Sikkim and Bhutan, and through much of

Arunachal Pradesh.

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Origins and growth

The 6,000 km plus journey of the India landmass (Indian Plate) before its collision with Asia(Eurasian Plate) about 40 to 50 million years ago

The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consist mostly of

uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock. According to the modern theory ofplate tectonics,their formation is a result of a continental collision ororogeny along the convergent boundary

between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This is referred to as a fold mountain.

The collision began in the Upper Cretaceous period about 70 million years ago, when the north-

moving Indo-Australian Plate, moving at about 15 cm per year, collided with the Eurasian Plate.About 50 million years ago, this fast moving Indo-Australian plate had completely closed the

Tethys Ocean, the existence of which has been determined by sedimentary rocks settled on the

ocean floor, and the volcanoes that fringed its edges. Since these sediments were light, they

crumpled into mountain ranges rather than sinking to the floor. The Indo-Australian platecontinues to be driven horizontally below the Tibetan plateau, which forces the plateau to move

upwards. The Arakan Yoma highlands in Myanmarand the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the

Bay of Bengal were also formed as a result of this collision.

The Indo-Australian plate is still moving at 67 mm per year, and over the next 10 million years it

will travel about 1,500 km into Asia. About 20 mm per year of the India-Asia convergence is

absorbed by thrusting along the Himalaya southern front. This leads to the Himalayas rising by

about 5 mm per year, making them geologically active. The movement of the Indian plate intothe Asian plate also makes this region seismically active, leading to earthquakes from time to

time.
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Edge of the World

Although seemingly timeless, the Himalaya are anything but unchanging. The mountains

themselves continue to grow an average of one centimeter per year, with some peaks rising ten

centimeters in a single year. More alarming are the profound environmental and cultural changesoccurring throughout the region. InHimalaya: Life on the Edge of the World, David Zurick and

P. P. Karan explore these dynamic changes through geological records, scientific reports, and

official documents dating back over a century and through years of field research and travel

which have given them an intimate knowledge of the landscape and people of the Himalaya.

Birth of Himalayas


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The authors provide a comprehensive natural history of the region from the birth of the Himalaya

out of the tectonic disruptions beneath the primordial Tethys Sea to the variety of landforms,habitats, and climates seen today; a lively study of the peoples who make the mountains their

home, tracing human history in the Himalaya back more than a thousand years; and an in-depth

analysis of the relationship between nature and society in the Himalaya and the pressing

problems of environmental degradation, explosive population growth, spiraling poverty, andglobalization confronting the region and its people.

Challenging widely held assumptions about the current ecological crisis in the Himalaya that

deforestation, for example, can be blamed exclusively on local villagers or that pollution and

rampant resource exploitation occur uniformly throughout the range the authors detail a muchmore complex scenario in which the population explosion is only one of the many factors

affecting the Himalayan landscape and in which some regions exhibit little of the environmental

decline witnessed elsewhere.

Wildlife Corner


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Himalaya also offers reasons for hope, documenting the success of wildlife preserves and

national parks in protecting the region's fragile ecology, effective strategies of local

environmental activists, the encouraging rise of ecotourism, and the introduction of both new andrediscovered techniques of sustainable agriculture.

The fauna of the alpine ecosystem depends on the tubers and roots of these plants for survivalwhen the thick blanket of winter snow covers the hill-sides, and sources of nutrition are at a

premium. However, in the absence of these herbs many animals are moving away from affectedregions as they are not able to sustain themselves. As a result, the chief predator of this alpine

ecosystem - the Snow Leopard is forced to move with its prey and the animal populations get

concentrated into smaller areas. Thoroughly researched, engagingly written, and lavishlyillustrated with helpful maps and evocative photographs,Himalaya provides a compelling

account of the mountain range's natural history, cultural diversity, environmental predicament,

and future survival.

Himalayan Flora

Himalayan flora is the chief victim of this abuse. But the biggest threat to some of our

Himalayan flora comes from a different quarter. The large-scale removal of certain mountain

herbs and plants of medicinal value is bringing about different changes within the mountainecosystem. These plants, which include species of Saussurea, Podophyllum, Geranium,

Anemone and Potentilla constitute the chief source of lean season sustenance for the high

altitude fauna such as the Bharal or the Blue Sheep and the Himalayan Red Bear. These root

plants, which are systematically mined from entire hill slopes and meadows in portions ofHimachal Pradesh and Garhwal, are subsequently processed locally and exported for use in

perfumeries and medical preparations abroad and in India.

Ecosystem:


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Himalayas have had profound influences on the climate, environment and population distribution

etc on the Earth. An example is showing here - a scientific synergy acquired by Terra

sensors in March 2000:

True color image draped over

surface topography of the Earth

Himalayas (white) divided the

Tibet (World's Roof) and the

India sub-continent. The growth

of dense vegetation (darker

greens) in the true color image.

High concentration of water

vapor, or humidity, appeared

just south of the Himalayas.

The lush landscape attracts

about a billion people reside

there. indicated by the reds andyellows in this false-color

image.

industries produce a thick layer

of haze, or aerosol particles(brown),

High levels of carbon monoxide

(reds and yellows,) But these

pollutants were not allowed tospread northward to the Tibetan

Plateau.

The Himalayas range is the originate of numerous glaciers and many important rivers in Asia.

There is great variation in the Himalayan soils. The dark brown soils are well suited for growingfruit trees. The wet, deep, upland soils with high humus content are good for growing tea.

Himalayan vegetation is based on altitude and rainfall and can be classified into four groups:


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Tropical zone - Up to 1,000 - 1,200 m (3,280 to 3,940 ft) . Tropical ever green forests, Rose,chestnut, bamboo, alder, pine, laurel, and palm etc.

Subtropical zone - Up to 2,200 m (7,220 ft). Deciduous forest with sal, oak, and magnolia

temperate forests of cedar, birch, hazel, maple, and spruce

Alpine zone - 2,200 to 2,700 m ( 7,220 to 8,860 ft ). With juniper, rhododendron, mosses, lichensetc

Several kinds of flowering plants are found from 2,700 to 3,600 m (8,860 - 11,800 ft). Alpine

meadows are found up to 5,000 m (16,400 feet).

Elephants, bison, and rhinoceroses inhabit the forested lower slopes of the Outer Himalayas.

The snow leopard, brown bear, red panda, andThe black bear, languor monkey, clouded leopard, and goat antelope live in the foothills. Tibetan

yak are living above the tree line--above 3,050 m (10,000 ft).Endangered animal species, such as the rhinoceros, musk deer, and Kashmir stag, or hangul are

now under protection.

There are catfish in most Himalayan streams, and butterflies are extremely varied and beautiful.

While one are enjoying the miracle of the Nature, one must not forget how to protect thevulnerable ecosystem of the Himalayas.


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Lakes

A high Himalayan lake at an altitude of around 5,000 metres Sikkim, India

The Himalaya region is dotted with hundreds of lakes. Most lakes are found at altitudes of lessthan 5,000 m, with the size of the lakes diminishing with altitude. Pangong Tso, which is spread

across the border between India and China, and Yamdrok Tso, located in central Tibet, are

amongst the largest with surface areas of 700 km, and 638 km, respectively. Other notablelakes include Gurudogmar lake in North Sikkim, Tsongmo lake, near the Indo-China border in

Sikkim, and Tilicho lake in Nepal in the Annapurna massif.

The mountain lakes are known to geographers as tarns if they are caused by glacial activity.

Tarns are found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, above 5,500 metres.

Impact on climate

Pass in Ladakh with the typical Buddhistprayer flags andchorten

The Himalayas have a profound effect on the climate of the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan

plateau. They prevent frigid, dry Arctic winds blowing south into the subcontinent, which keepsSouth Asia much warmer than corresponding temperate regions in the other continents. It also

forms a barrier for the monsoon winds, keeping them from traveling northwards, and causingheavy rainfall in the Terai region. The Himalayas are also believed to play an important part in

the formation ofCentral Asian deserts, such as the Taklamakan and Gobi.

The mountain ranges also prevent western winter disturbances in Iran from traveling further,resulting in snow in Kashmirand rainfall for parts ofPunjab and northern India. Despite being a
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barrier to the cold, northernly winter winds, the Brahmaputra valley receives part of the frigid

winds, thus lowering the temperature in theNorth East India and Bangladesh.

The Himalayas, which are often called "The Roof of the World", contain the greatest area ofglaciers and permafrost outside of the poles. Ten of Asias largest rivers flow from here, and

more than a billion peoples livelihoods depend on them. To complicate matters, temperaturesare rising more rapidly here than the global average. In Nepal, the temperature has risen 0.6

degree C over the last decade, whereas the global warming has been around 0.7 degree C overthe last hundred years.[11]

Mountain passes

The Himalayan range at Yumesongdong in Sikkim, in the Yumthang River valley

The rugged terrain makes few routes through the mountains possible. Some of these routes

include:

Banihal is an important pass connecting the hill areas of Jammu to the Kashmir Valley.

Zoji La lies between the vale of Kashmir and the Kargil district, and is the only Westernentrance to the highlands ofLadakh.

Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Mohan Pass is the principal pass in theSiwalik Hills, the southern most and geologicallyyoungest foothills running parallel to the main Himalayas in Sikkim.

Kora La at 4,594 metres (15,072 ft) elevation on theNepal-Tibet border at the upper end

ofMustang. The Kali Gandaki Gorge (a graben), transects the main Himalaya and

Transhimalayan ranges. Kora La is the lowest pass through both ranges between K2 andEverest, but some 300 metres (980 ft) higher than Nathula and Jelepla passes further east

between Sikkim and Tibet.

Arniko Rajmarg/Friendship Highway route from Kathmandu,Nepal crossing into Tibetat Kodari/Zhangmu, to Nyalam, Lalung-La pass (5,050m/16,570'),Tingri, Xgar, Lakpa La

pass (5,250m/17,225'), to Lhatse on the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra River about 460 road

kilometers west ofLhasa.

Gangtokin Sikkim to Lhasa in Tibet, via theNathula Passand Jelepla Passes(offshootsof the ancient Silk Road).
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Panorama

2004 photo mosaic the Himalayas with Makalu and Mount Everest from the International SpaceStation, Expedition 8.

A panorama ofGarhwalHimalaya from Dhanaulti, India

Major Peaks of the Himalayas:
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Mt. Everest

The Himalayas is the world's highest mountain range comprising all top ten of the world's

highest peaks. In fact, the Himalayas includes 14 peaks more than 8,000 meters high and some200 more than 6000 meters.

Listed here are the panoramic sequence from East to West of over 7,000 meters major peaks in

Himalayas :

NAMCHA BARWA HIMAL

China (Tibet)

Namcha Barwa - 7,782m (25,531ft)

Jailabaili Feng - 7,151 (23,460ft)

Bhutan/ China (Tibet)

Kula Kangri - 7,554m (24,783ft)

CHOMOLHARI

Bhutan

Jichu Drake

Chomolhari - 7,314m (23,995ft)

KANCHENJUNGA HIMAL

India/Mechi Zone, Nepal

Talung - 7,344m (24,094ft)

Kabru - 7,338m (24,074ft)

Pathibhara (The Pyramid) - 7.123m (23,369ft)

Gimmigela Chuli (Twin Peak) - 7,350m (24,113ft)

Kirat Chuli (Tent Peak) - 7,365m (24,163ft)Kanchenjunga South - 8,474m (27,801ft)

Kanchenjunga West - 8,420m (27,624ft)

Kanchenjunga I(Main)Height: 8,598 m (28,208ft)

Rank: 3

Latitude: 27 42 09 NLongitude: 88 09 01 E
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Yalung Kang - 8,505m (27,903ft)

Kangbachen - 7,903m (25,928ft)

Kumbhakarna or Jannu (Mystery Peak) - 7,710m (25,294ft)

Jongsang - 7,483m (24,550ft)

Dome - 7,442m (24,415ft)

JANAK HIMAL

Mechi Zone, Nepal

Janak Chuli (Outlier) - 7,035m (23,080ft)

Nupchu - 7,028m (23,057ft)

KUMBHAKARNA

Koshi Zone, Nepal

Makalu I

Height: 8,463 m (27,776 ft)

Rank: 5


Makalu II (Kangchugtse) - 7,678m (25,189ft)

Makalu South - 8,010m (26,279ft)

Baruntse - 7,220m (23,517ft)

MAHALANGUR (CHAMLAN) HIMAL

Koshi-Sagarmatha Zones, Nepal

Chamlang - 7,319m (23,983 ft)

Shantishikhar - 7,591m (24,904ft)

KHUMBU (Everest Region) HIMALSagarmatha Zone, Nepal/ China (Tibet)

Shartse - 7,459m (24,471ft)

Lhotse Shar - 8,383m (27,502ft)

Lhotse IHeight: 8,501 m (27,890 ft)

Rank: 4


Lhotse Intermediate - 8,410m (27,591ft)

Lhotse West I - 7,703m (25,272ft)

Lhotse West II - 7,569m (24,832ft)

Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha to the local Nepalis and Quomolongma to the Tibetans,) The

highest peak in the world.

Height: 8,850 m (29,035 ft)Rank: 1

Latitude: 27 59 17 N

Longitude: 86 55 31 E

Mt. Everest South - 8,754m (28,720ft)
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Nuptse East - 7,815m ((25,639ft)

Nuptse I - 7,879m (25,850 ft)

Rank: 25Latitude: 27 58 02 N

Longitude: 86 53 14

Nuptse West I - 7,795m (25,573ft)Nuptse West II - 7,745m (25,409ft)

Changatse - 7,550m (24,770ft)

Peak 38 East - 7,502m (24,612ft)

Shar Tse II (Peak 38) - 7,591m (24,904ft)

Pumori - 7,145m (23,442 ft)

Hunchhi - 7,161m (23,493ft)

Gyachung Kang I - 7,952m (25,990 ft)

Gyachung Kang II - 7,035m (23,080ft)

Ngojumba Kang East (Ngoxumpga Ri) - 7,610m (24,966ft)

Ngojumba Kang Central (Ngoxumpga Ri) - 7,646m (25,084ft)

Ngojumba Kang West (Ngoxumpga Ri) - 7,806m (25,609ft)Cho Oyu

Height: 8,201 m (26,906 ft)Rank: 6

Latitude: 28 05 37 N

Longitude: 86 39 43 E

Cho Oyu North - 7,570m ((24,835ft)

Nganpai Gosum East - 7,110m (23,326ft)

Nganpai Gosum Central - 7,296m (23,936ft)

Nganpai Gosum West - 7,352m (24,120ft)

BARUNKoshi-Sagarmatha Zones, Nepal

Barun Tea - 7,129m (23,388ft)

ROLWALING HIMAL

Sagarmatha-Janakpur Zones, Nepal

Melungtse - 7,181m (20,660 ft)

Gauri-Shankar - 7,134m (23,442 ft)

JUGAL HIMAL

Bagmati Zone, Nepal

Loengpo Gang (Big White Peak) - 7,083m (23,237ft)

Shisha Pangma (Xixabangma)Height: 8,046m (26,397ft)

Rank: 13

LANGTANG HIMAL

Bagmati Zone, Nepal


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Langtang Ri - 7,205m (23,638ft)

Langtang Lirung - 7,246m (23,750 ft)

GANESH HIMAL

Bagmati Zone, Nepal

Ganesh I (Yangra) - 7,429m (24,373ft)Ganesh III (Salasungo) - 7,110m ((23,326ft)

Ganesh IV (Pabil) - 7,102m ((23,300ft)

Ganesh II - 7,111m (23,329ft)

SHRINGI HIMAL

Gandaki Zone, Nepal

Gosainthan - 8,013m (26,291ft)

Shringi - 7,187m (23,579ft)

SERANG/YANGRA HIMAL

Gandaki Zone, NepalChamar - 7,187m (23,579ft)

GORKHA/MANSIRI HIMAL

Gandaki Zone, Nepal

Himalchuli North - 7,371m (24,182ft)

Himalchuli West - 7,540m (24,737ft)

Himalchuli East - 7,893m (25,895ft)

Nagadi Chuli (Peak 29) - 7,871m (25,823ft)

Takura - 7,835m (25,705ft)

Manaslu East - 7,895m (25,901ft)

Manaslu North - 7,157m (23,480ft)ManasluHeight : 8,163 m (26,781 ft)

Rank : 8


PERI HIMAL

Gandaki Zone, Nepal

Himlung - 7,126m (23,378ft)

Nemjung - 7,140m (23,424ft)

Gyajikang- 7,038m (23,090ft)

Kanguru - 7,010m (22,998ft)

Ratna Chuli - 7,035m (23,080ft)

ANNAPURNA HIMAL

Gandaki Zone, Nepal

Annapurna-II - 7,937m (26,041 ft)

Annapurna-IV - 7,525m (24,666 ft)
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Annapurna-III - 7,556m (24,767 ft) ?

Gangapurna - 7,455m (24,457 ft) ?

Tarke Kang (Glacier Dome) - 7,193m (23,191 ft)

Glacier Dome West - 7,069m (23,191ft)

Khangshar Kang (Roc Noir) - 7,485m (24,556 ft)

Annapurna-IHeight : 8,091 m (26.545ft)

Rank : 10


Annapurna Fang - 7,647m (25,088ft)

Tilicho Peak- 7,134m (23,405ft)

Annapurna Dakshin (Annapurna South/Moditse) - 7,219m (23,683ft)

Baraha Shikhar (Fang) - 7,647m (25,089 ft)

NILGIRI HIMAL

Dhaulagiri Zone, NepalNilgiri South - 7,061m (23,166 ft)

Nilgiri East - 7,134m (23,405ft)

Nilgiri West - 7,055m (23,146ft)

DHAULAGIRI HIMAL

Dhaulagiri Zone, Nepal

Dhaulagiri

Height : 8,167m (26,795 ft)

Rank : 7Latitude: 28 41 46 N

Longitude: 83 29 43 EDhaulagiri-II - 7,751m (25,492 ft)

Dhaulagiri-III - 7,715m (25,312 ft)

Dhaulagiri-V - 7,618m (24,992 ft)

Dhaulagiri-IV - 7,661m (25,133 ft)

Gurja - 7,193m (23,599 ft)

Dhaulagiri-VI - 7,268m (23,844ft)

Churen Himal East - 7,371m (24,182ft)

Churen Himal West - 7,371m (24,182ft)

Putha Hiunchuli - 7,246m (23,772ft)

SAIPAL HIMAL

Seti Zone, Nepal

Saipal - 7,031m (23,067ft)

BYASRIKHI HIMAL

Mahakali Zone, Nepal

Api - 7,132m (23,398ft)

Api West - 7,100m (23,293ft)


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China (Tibet)

Gurla Mandhata - 7,728m (25,355ft)

NANDA DEVI

India

Nanda Devi - 7,817m (25,646ft)

India/ China (Tibet)

Kamet - 7,758m (25,452ft)

Shillo - 7,025m (23,050ft)

KARAKORAM

India/Pakistan/China

Mt. K2 (Godwin Austen)Height: 8,611m (28,250ft)

Rank : 2

Gasherbrum IHeight: 8,068m (26,470ft)

Rank: 11

Broad Peak

Height: 8,047m (26,400ft)Rank: 12

Gasherbrum II

Height: 8,035m (26,360ft)Rank: 14

Pakistan

Rakaposhi - 7,740m (25,550ft)Nanga ParbatHeight: 8,125m (26,660 ft)

Rank: 9

Haramosh Peak- 7,397m (24,270ft)

HINDU KUSH

Pakistan/Afghanistan

Tirich Mir - 7,730m (25,363ft)

Istor-O-Nal - 7,398m (24,272ft)

Abi-Gamin - 7,360m (24,140ft)

Nun- 7,198m (23,610ft)

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