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Mahalangur Himal

Himalayan subrange containing Mt Everest

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Mahalangur Himal can be divided into three subsections:

  • Makālu (Nepali: मकालु) nearest the Arun River and along the Nepal-China border including Makalu 8463 m, Chomo Lonzo 7790 m south of the Kama valley in Tibet, Kangchungtse or Makalu II 7678 m, Peak 7199 and some ten others over 6000 metres.
  • Barun (Nepali: बरुण, Baruṇa) inside Nepal and south of the Makālu section. It includes Chamlang 7319 m and Chamlang East 7235 m, Peak 7316, Baruntse 7129 m, Ama Dablam 6812 m and about 17 others over 6000 metres.
  • Khumbu (Nepali: खुम्बु) along the international border west of the Makalu section, including the Everest massif: Everest 8848 m, Lhotse 8516 m, Nuptse 7855 m and Changtse 7580 m. West of Everest are Pumori 7161 m and Cho Oyu 8201 m plus some 20 others over 7000 metres and 36 over 6000 metres.

The Khumbu region of Nepal is the best known populated part of the Mahalangur since it is on the access trail to the normal (South Col) route up Everest.

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