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    The document summarizes 5 of the tallest mountains in the world. It describes Mount Everest as the tallest at 29,031 feet, located in the Himalayas between Nepal and China. It notes over 300 deaths on Everest. K2 is summarized as the second tallest at 28,250 feet, located between China and Pakistan and deemed the deadliest. Kanchenjunga is third tallest at 28,169 feet in the Himalayas between India and Nepal. Lhotse is fourth at 27,940 feet near Mount Everest, with its large south face only climbed in 1884. Makalu rounds out the top five at 27,766 feet in the Himalayas southeast

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    The document summarizes 5 of the tallest mountains in the world. It describes Mount Everest as the tallest at 29,031 feet, located in the Himalayas between Nepal and China. It notes over 300 deaths on Everest. K2 is summarized as the second tallest at 28,250 feet, located between China and Pakistan and deemed the deadliest. Kanchenjunga is third tallest at 28,169 feet in the Himalayas between India and Nepal. Lhotse is fourth at 27,940 feet near Mount Everest, with its large south face only climbed in 1884. Makalu rounds out the top five at 27,766 feet in the Himalayas southeast

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    The document summarizes 5 of the tallest mountains in the world. It describes Mount Everest as the tallest at 29,031 feet, located in the Himalayas between Nepal and China. It notes over 300 deaths on Everest. K2 is summarized as the second tallest at 28,250 feet, located between China and Pakistan and deemed the deadliest. Kanchenjunga is third tallest at 28,169 feet in the Himalayas between India and Nepal. Lhotse is fourth at 27,940 feet near Mount Everest, with its large south face only climbed in 1884. Makalu rounds out the top five at 27,766 feet in the Himalayas southeast

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    5 Of The World’s Tallest

    Mountains

    1 Mount Everest -
    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and it is located in
    the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas . It is labeled as
    Earth’s highest mountain above sea level . It has a height of 29,031
    feet according to the Chinese and nepali authorities as of 2020. This
    mountain is available to climb and it actually has two climbing
    routes. However , it is also dangerous climbing this mountain.
    Research shows that as of 2019, over 300 people have died on Mount
    Everest and some of the bodies still remain on the mountain.

    2 K2 -

    K2 is the second highest mountain on Earth. It stands about


    28,250 feet tall and is located in parts of China and Pakistan. Out
    of the world’s highest mountains , K2 is the deadliest . It is
    popular for its nickname “ Savage Mountain” after George Bell ,
    a climber on the 1953 American expedition, told reporters that the
    mountain is a savage mountain that tries to kill you. The
    mountain had three nicknames. It is known as The king of
    Mountains , The mountaineers mountain , and The mountain of
    mountains .
    3 Kanchenjunga -

    Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It has a


    height of 28,169 feet and it is also located in a part of the
    Himalayas like Mount Everest. It lies between India and Nepal.
    This mountain was mistakenly named the highest mountain in the
    world in 1852 until measurements made by the Great
    Trigonometrical survey of India showed that Mount Everest was
    actually the tallest mountain. Kanchenjunga was named the third
    tallest mountain in the world in 1856.

    4 Lhotse
    Lhotse is the fourth tallest mountain in the world. It stands about
    27,940 feet tall and is located in the Himalayas as well, 3
    kilometers south of Mount Everest . Mount Lhotse’s South Face is
    one of the largest mountain faces in the world. Though many
    people have tried , the South Face was only successfully climbed
    as late as 1884. Lhotse middle was named the highest unclimbed
    point on Earth for a long time until it was climbed on May 23,
    2001.

    5 Makalu
    Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world. It is 27,766 feet tall
    and is located in the Manhangulat Himalayas just southeast of Mount
    Everest. It is an isolated peak and has a shape of a four sided pyramid.
    It was first submitted on May 15, 1955 and has only been successfully
    climbed by two people Lionel Terray , and Jean Couzy .
    By: Ja’Mya Holmes

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