Kanchenjunga

Also known as Kangchenjunga, Kañcanjaṅghā, Kangchendzonga, Kanchinjinga

Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and ign the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border.

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Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and India. It matters as a significant geographical landmark and a major peak for mountaineers, while also being important to the regions of Nepal and India where it straddles the international boundary.

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Key facts

Mountain.name: Kangchenjunga
Mountain.other_name: Wylie: Gangs Chen mdzod lnga
Mountain.photo: Kangchenjunga PangPema.JPG
Mountain.photo_caption: The north face of Kangchenjunga from Pangpema.
Mountain.elevation_m: 8586
Mountain.prominence_m: 3922
Mountain.range: Himalayas
Mountain.map_caption: Location of Kangchenjunga
Mountain.first_ascent: 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band on the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition(First winter ascent 11 January 1986 by Jerzy Kukuczka and Krzysztof Wielicki)
Mountain.easiest_route: glacier/snow/ice climb

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 8586
Image: Kangchenjunga, India.jpg

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topographic isolation: 124
native label: कंचनजंघा
Commons category: Kangchenjunga
Commons gallery: Kangchenjunga
topographic prominence: 3922

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Protected areas
Climbing routes
Climbing history
Early reconnaissances and attempts
First ascent
Other notable ascents
In myth
In literature
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world. However, precise calculations and meticulous measurements by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1849 showed that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, is higher. After allowing for further verification of all calculations, it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world.