Kangchenjunga

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Kangchenjunga is the world’s third-highest mountain, a massive peak in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Nepal and India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan peak
eight-thousander
mountain
climbingRoute north face route
south-west face route
continent Asia
country India
Nepal
elevation 28169 feet
8586 metres
firstAscensionist George Band
Joe Brown
firstAscentDate 1955-05-25
firstAscentExpedition 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
firstAscentFromSide south-west face
geologicalType fold mountain
hasClimbingEthic summit traditionally not trodden out of respect for local beliefs
hasGlacier Kanchenjunga Glacier
linked to: Yalung Glacier

Yalung Glacier
Zemu Glacier
hasSubpeak Kangbachen
Kangchenjunga Central
linked to: Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga Main
linked to: Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga South
linked to: Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga West
linked to: Kangchenjunga
hasSummitCount five main peaks
isSacredTo Limbu people
people of Sikkim
liesNorthOf Darjeeling
Siliguri
locatedIn eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sikkim
Taplejung District
locatedInProtectedArea Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
Khangchendzonga National Park
locatedOnBorderOf India
Nepal
mountainRange Himalayas
nameLanguage Tibetan
nameMeaning Five Treasures of the Great Snow
nearestMajorSettlement Ghunsa
Yuksom
parentPeak Mount Everest
partOf Great Himalaya range
linked to: Greater Himalayas
prominence 3922 metres
rankingByElevation third-highest mountain in the world
standardizedTransliteration Kangchendzönga
linked to: Kangchenjunga
subrange Kangchenjunga Himal
linked to: Kangchenjunga
topographicIsolation 124.0 kilometres

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Himalayas contains Kangchenjunga
K2 isHigherThan Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga subrange Kangchenjunga Himal
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga hasSubpeak Kangchenjunga Main
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga hasSubpeak Kangchenjunga West
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga hasSubpeak Kangchenjunga Central
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga hasSubpeak Kangchenjunga South
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga standardizedTransliteration Kangchendzönga
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Greater Himalayas contains Kangchenjunga
Eastern Himalayas contains Kangchenjunga
Sikkim highestPoint Kangchenjunga
subject linked to: Indian state of Sikkim
Sikkim mountain Kangchenjunga
subject linked to: Indian state of Sikkim
Darjeeling nearbyPeak Kangchenjunga
Reinhold Messner climbed Kangchenjunga
Taplejung District highestPoint Kangchenjunga
George Band climbed Kangchenjunga
1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition climbedInSubrange Kangchenjunga Himal
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Sikkim highestPoint Kangchenjunga
Kangbachen partOf Kangchenjunga massif
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangbachen mountainRange Kangchenjunga Himal
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Kangbachen parentPeak Kangchenjunga
Kangbachen liesNorthOf Kangchenjunga main summit
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Zemu Glacier locatedOnSlopeOf Kangchenjunga
Zemu Glacier partOf Kangchenjunga massif
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Singalila National Park hasViewOf Mount Kanchenjunga
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Yalung Glacier locatedIn Kangchenjunga massif
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Yalung Glacier associatedWith Kangchenjunga
Eight-thousander includesMountain Kangchenjunga
Himadri hasPeak Kanchenjunga
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Chhabi Biswas notableWork Kanchenjungha
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Tamur River associatedMountain Kanchenjunga
linked to: Kangchenjunga
Himalaya–Karakoram region contains Kangchenjunga
Wanda Rutkiewicz placeOfDeath Kangchenjunga
Wanda Rutkiewicz attemptedAscentOf Kangchenjunga
Himalayan region containsMountain Kangchenjunga
Sikkim Himalaya highestPeak Kangchenjunga
Sikkim Himalaya contains Kangchenjunga
Tony Streather climbed Kangchenjunga