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   2022-08-21T10:03:07+00:00Added an answer on August 21, 2022 at 10:03 am

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   The correct answer is Kanchenjunga.

   Key Points

   Kanchenjunga

   • It is the world’s third-highest mountain that connects the borders of India and Nepal.  
   • It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kanchenjunga Himal delimited in the west by the Tamur River.
   • It lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India, with three of the five peaks directly on the border, and the remaining two in Nepal’s Taplejung District of Province No 1.
   • Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world.
   • Kanchenjunga was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band.

   Additional Information

   • World’s highest mountain– Great Himalayas.
   • Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak of 8848m, it is also known as Sagarmatha.
   • Kanchenjunga is India’s highest peak that is in Sikkim.
   • Nanda Devi is India’s second-highest peak in Uttarakhand.
   • The average height of the Great Himalayas is 6100m.
   • Important passes of Himalayas- Zojila, Burzil, Khar-dung-la, Bara-la-cha, Rohtang, etc.

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