South Asia
Nepal
Koshi Province

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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lhotse and Everest South Peak.

Peak
Photo: Jamieo, Public domain.
is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after , , and . At an elevation of 8,516 metres above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the of and the region of .

Peak
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of in the between the South Col and the main summit above sea level. Although the South Summit's elevation of 8,749 metres is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth, it is not considered a separate mountain as its topographic prominence is only 11 meters.

Peak
Photo: Uwe Gille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lhotse Middle, is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres in elevation that sits in the middle of a ridge between its parent peak, the eight-thousander, 8,516 metres, and another subsidiary peak, 8,383 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillary Step and Khumbu Icefall.

Locality
Photo: Debasish biswas kolkata, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a 40-foot vertical rock face that sat 8,790 metres above sea level on the southeast ridge of . Located halfway between the "South Summit" and the true summit, the was the most technically difficult part of the typical Nepal-side Everest climb and the last real challenge before reaching the top of the mountain.

Locality
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The is located at the head of the and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres on the Nepali slopes of , not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit.

Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in with a fabulous variety of additional spellings such as Chuukung and Chukhung. It is located at 4,730 metres above sea level.

South Col

Latitude
27.9742° or 27° 58′ 27″ north
Longitude
86.93191° or 86° 55′ 55″ east
Elevation
8,000 metres (26,247 feet)
Open location code
7MV8XWFJ+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2540248530
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
12402499
Wiki­data ID
Q2598195
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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”
  • 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

Highlights include Lhotse North II and Lhotse North I.

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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 “South Col”. Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.