South Col

The South Col is a col between and , the highest and fourth-highest mountains in the world, respectively. The South Col is typically swept by high winds, leaving it free of significant snow accumulation.
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  • Mountain saddle with an elevation of 8,000 metres (26,247 feet)
  • …is also known as “南坳 - दक्षिण स्तम्भ”
  • Description: col between Mount Everest and Lhotse

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lhotse and Everest South Peak.
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is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after , , and .
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The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of …
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Lhotse Middle, is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillary Step and Khumbu Icefall.
Debasish biswas kolkata, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a 40-foot vertical rock face that…
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The is located at the head of the and the foot of the Western Cwm.
DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in with a fabulous…

South Col

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Latitude
27.9742° or 27° 58′ 27″ north
Longitude
86.93191° or 86° 55′ 55″ east
Open location code
7MV8XWFJ+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2540248530
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
12402499
Wiki­data ID
Q2598195

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“South Col” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ممر جنوبي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənub Aşırımı”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвая седлавіна”
  • Bosnian: “Južni prijevoj”
  • Catalan: “Collada Sud”
  • Central Kurdish: “کۆلی باشوور”
  • Chinese: “南坳”
  • Czech: “Jižní sedlo”
  • Dutch: “South Col”
  • Estonian: “Lõunasadul”
  • French: “col Sud”
  • French: “Col Sud”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთ უნაგირა”
  • German: “Südsattel”
  • Hebrew: “האוכף הדרומי (אוורסט)”
  • Hebrew: “האוכף הדרומי”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण कोल”
  • Italian: “Colle Sud”
  • Japanese: “サウスコル”
  • Korean: “남요”
  • Korean: “사우스 콜”
  • Nepali: “South Col”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Còl Sud”
  • Polish: “Przełęcz Południowa”
  • Russian: “Южное седло Эвереста”
  • Russian: “Южное седло”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južni prijevoj (Mount Everest)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Južni prijevoj”
  • Slovak: “Južné sedlo”
  • Slovenian: “Južno sedlo”
  • Spanish: “Collado Sur”
  • Ukrainian: “Південне сідло”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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