Shishapangma
World's last eight-thousander and 14th highest mountain located in the Himalayas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shishapangma,[7][8] or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma (Chinese: 希夏邦马; pinyin: Xī xià bāng mǎ), is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. It is located entirely within Tibet. In 1964, it became the final eight-thousander to be climbed.
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Xixabangma | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,027 m (26,335 ft)[1][2][3][4] Ranked 14th |
Prominence | 2,897 m (9,505 ft)[5] Ranked 111th |
Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°21′08″N 85°46′47″E[6] |
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Location | Nyalam County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China / Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province, Nepal Nepal-Tibet Border |
Parent range | Jugal/Langtang Himal, Himalayas |
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First ascent | 2 May 1964 by Chinese team: Xu Jing Zhang Junyan Wang Fuzhou Wu Zongyue Chen San Soinam Dorjê Cheng Tianliang Migmar Zhaxi Dorjê Yun Deng (First winter ascent 14 January 2005 by Piotr Morawski and Simone Moro) |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
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Quick Facts Chinese name, Simplified Chinese ...
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Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 高僧赞峰 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 希夏幫馬峰 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 希夏邦马峰 | ||||||
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Tibetan name | |||||||
Tibetan | ཤི་ཤ་སྦང་མ། | ||||||
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Nepalese name | |||||||
Nepalese | शिशापाङ्मा Shishāpāngmā or गोसाईथान Gōsāīthān | ||||||
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