Gaurishankar

Gaurishankar is a mountain in the and the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal with an elevation of 7,134 m. The name comes from the Hindu goddess Gauri, a manifestation of Parvati, and her consort Shankar, a manifestation of Shiva, reflecting the sacred regard it is afforded by the people of Nepal.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,134 metres
  • Description: mountain in Nepal and Tibet
  • Also known as: “Ch’ih-jen-ma”, “Gaolisanka Feng”, “Gauri sankar”, “Gauri Sankar”, “Gauri Sankar Peak”, “Gelishanka Feng”, “Jomo Tseringma”, “Kao-li-shan-chia-erh”, “Qomocêringma”, “Rolwaling Himal”, “गौरीशंकर,पर्वत”, “哥利山卡峯”, and “赤仁玛”

Gaurishankar

Latitude
27.96735° or 27° 58′ 3″ north
Longitude
86.33451° or 86° 20′ 4″ east
Elevation
7,134 metres (23,406 feet)
Open location code
7MV8X88M+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2686511084
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1283400
Wiki­data ID
Q1496289
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Gaurishankar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գաուրի Շանկար”
  • Armenian: “Գարուրի Շանկար”
  • Basque: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Bengali: “গৌরীশঙ্কর”
  • Cebuano: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Chinese: “珠穆赤仁玛峰”
  • Chinese: “高里三喀峰”
  • Czech: “Gauríšankar”
  • Dotyali: “गौरीशंकर हिमाल”
  • Dutch: “Gauri Shankar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جاورى سانكار”
  • Finnish: “Gaurishankar”
  • French: “Gauri Sankar”
  • German: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Hindi: “गौरीशंकर”
  • Hungarian: “Gaurisankar”
  • Italian: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Japanese: “ガウリシャンカール”
  • Kannada: “ಗೌರೀಶಂಕರ”
  • Ladin: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Lithuanian: “Gaurišankaras”
  • Maithili: “गौरीशंकर हिमाल”
  • Malay: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Nepali: “गौरीशंकर हिमाल”
  • Nepali: “गौरीशङ्कर हिमाल”
  • Newari: “गौरी शंकर”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gaurisankar”
  • Persian: “گوری‌شانکار”
  • Polish: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Romanian: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Russian: “Гауришанкар”
  • Spanish: “Gaurishankar”
  • Swedish: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Swedish: “Gaurisankar”
  • Tibetan: “ཇོ་མོ་ཚེ་རིང་མ”
  • Turkish: “Gauri Sankar”
  • Ukrainian: “Гауришанкар”
  • Venetian: “Gauri Sankar”

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