Kangphu Kang or Shimokangri is a mountain in the
Himalayas
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. At above sea level it is the
107th highest mountain in the world. The peak is located on the border of
Bhutan
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and
China
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(
Tibet
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).
Location
The mountain has a western and eastern summit connected by a high ridge not dipping below 7,000 m. From the lower western summit (, 7,147 m on China's 1:50,000 People Liberation Army map),
[ a 15 km north ridge including a 6,902 m summit branches of the main divide. The main ridge drops steeply from the west peak to a 6,040 m pass, separating it from Jejekangphu Kang (6,965 m; ). On the other side, the main ridge drops southeast from the east peak to a 6,220 m pass leading to Kangphu Kang II or Dop Kang (6,945 m; ).]
Climbing history
Kangphu Kang was first climbed over the north-face on 29 September 2002 by a South Korean expedition.[Tamotsu Nakamura]
First Ascent of Shimokangri on Tibet-Bhutan border
''Man and Mountain'', 2002, pp. 41-44
See also
* Mountains of Bhutan
References
Mountains of Bhutan
Mountains of Tibet
International mountains of Asia
Bhutan–China border
Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas
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