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Seven Third Summits
The Seven Third Summits are the third-highest mountains of each of the seven continents. All of these mountain peaks are separate peaks rather than a sub-peak of the continents' high point. Christian Stangl from Austria became the first person to reach the summit of all seven ''third summit'' mountains after climbing Puncak Mandala and Puncak Trikora. He did this as a part of his "Triple Seven Summits" project, the three highest peaks of every continent. Because of glacial melting and the disagreement over exactly which three peaks are the tallest in the Australia (continent), Australian continent, Stangl also climbed several additional candidate peaks including Sumantri (), Ngga Pulu (), and Mount Twynam(). Definitions The definition of ''continent'' is a matter of some dispute among mountaineers seeking to complete this challenge. The main ridge of the Greater Caucasus range is generally considered to form the boundary between Asia and Europe. In that case, Mount Elbrus () and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchenjunga As Seen From Gangtok
Kangchenjunga is the List of highest mountains on Earth, 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 Jongsong Peak, Jongsang La, and in 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. Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the List of past presumed highest mountains, 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 actually higher. After allowing for further verification of all calculations, it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga is the third-highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
