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Kangchenjunga South

Kangchenjunga South Peak is a 8,476-metre high subsidiary peak of , the third highest mountain in the world. The summit is located in the Himalayan range, on the border between and .
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Photo: Ashinpt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,393 metres
  • Description: summit of Kangchenjunga
  • Also known as: “Kanchanjangha South”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangchenjunga and Kangchenjunga Central.

Scenic viewpoint
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is the world's third-highest mountain at 8,586 m. It straddles the border of and and can be visited from either side: Other than these, the mountain is famously visible from North Bengal in India, particularly .

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a 8,505 m high minor summit of the massif found in the . The peak lies 1.16 km west of Kanchenjunga's main summit in Taplejung, Nepal.

Kangchenjunga South

Latitude
27.69228° or 27° 41′ 32″ north
Longitude
88.15401° or 88° 9′ 15″ east
Elevation
8,393 metres (27,536 feet)
Open location code
7MVCM5R3+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12151324350
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12249835
Wiki­data ID
Q1723730
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Nepali—“Kangchenjunga South” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Khangchendzonga National Park and Pangpema.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zemu Gap Peak and Talung.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kangchenjunga South”. Photo: Ashinpt, CC BY-SA 3.0.