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Makalu
Eight-thousander and 5th-highest mountain on Earth, located in Nepal and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Makalu (disambiguation).
"Makaru" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Makaru, Iran.
Makalu[2] (Nepali: मकालु हिमाल, romanized: Makālu himāl; Chinese: 马卡鲁峰; pinyin: Mǎkǎlǔ Fēng) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak shaped as a four-sided pyramid.
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Makalu | |
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![]() Makalu from the southwest | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,485 m (27,838 ft)[1][notes 1] Ranked 5th |
Prominence | 2,386 m (7,828 ft) |
Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
Coordinates | 27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Koshi Province (Khumbu), Nepal / Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Parent range | Mahalangur Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | May 15, 1955, by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
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Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678 m), lies about three kilometres (two miles) north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m).