Gaurishankar
Gaurishankar is a mountain in the Himalayas 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.
- Peak rising to 7,134 metres (23,406 feet)
- Description: mountain in Nepal and Tibet
- Also known as“Ch’ih-jen-ma”“Gauri Sankar”“Gauri Sankar Peak”“Gelishanka Feng”“Jomo Tseringma”“Kao-li-shan-chia-erh”“Rolwaling Himal”“赤仁玛”
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Latitude
27.96735° or 27° 58′ 3″ north
Longitude
86.33451° or 86° 20′ 4″ east
Open location code
7MV8X88M+WR
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Venetian—“Gaurishankar” goes by many names.
Գաուրի ՇանկարArmenian
Գարուրի ՇանկարArmenian
Gauri SankarBasque
গৌরীশঙ্করBengali
Gauri SankarCebuano
哥利山卡峯Chinese
珠穆赤仁玛峰Chinese
高里三喀峰Chinese
GauríšankarCzech
गौरीशंकर हिमालDotyali
Gauri SankarDutch
Gauri ShankarDutch
جبل جاورى سانكارEgyptian Arabic
GaurishankarFinnish
गौरीशंकरHindi
गौरीशंकर,पर्वतHindi
GaurisankarHungarian
Gauri SankarItalian
ガウリシャンカールJapanese
ಗೌರೀಶಂಕರKannada
Gauri SankarLadin
GaurišankarasLithuanian
गौरीशंकर हिमालMaithili
Gauri SankarMalay
गौरीशंकर हिमालNepali
गौरीशङ्कर हिमालNepali
गौरी शंकरNewari
GaurisankarNorwegian Bokmål
گوریشانکارPersian
Gauri SankarPolish
Gauri ShankarPolish
Gauri SankarRomanian
ГауришанкарRussian
Gauri SankarSwedish
ཇོ་མོ་ཚེ་རིང་མTibetan
Gauri SankarTurkish
ГауришанкарUkrainian
Gauri SankarVenetian
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