which country has eight of the ten highest mountains in the world?
2006-09-25 07:25:32 · 6 answers · asked by clairemch 2 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Nepal
Rank Mountain Height (m)[1] Height (ft) Range Region[2] Coordinates[3] Prominence (m)[4] Parent mountain[5] First ascent Ascents[6] (attempts)
1 Mount Everest /
Chomolungma 8,848[7] 29,028 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet 27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″E 8,848 none 1953 145 (121)
2 K2 8,611 28,251 Baltoro Karakoram Pakistan / Sinkiang 35°52′57″N, 76°30′48″E 4,017 Mount Everest 1954 45 (44)
3 Kangchenjunga 8,586 28,169 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Nepal / India 27°42′09″N, 88°08′49″E 3,922 Mount Everest 1955 38 (24)
4 Lhotse 8,516 27,940 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet 27°57′42″N, 86°55′59″E 610 Mount Everest 1956 26 (26)
5 Makalu 8,485 27,838 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet 27°53′21″N, 87°05′19″E 2,386 Mount Everest (Lhotse) 1955 45 (52)
6 Cho Oyu 8,188 26,864 Rongbuk Himalaya Nepal / Tibet 28°05′39″N, 86°39′39″E 2,340 Mount Everest 1954 79 (28)
7 Dhaulagiri 8,167 26,795 Dhaulagiri Himalaya Nepal 28°41′45″N, 83°29′36″E 3,357 Mount Everest 1960 51 (39)
8 Manaslu 8,163 26,781 Manaslu Himalaya Nepal 28°32′58″N, 84°33′39″E 3,092 Cho Oyu 1956 49 (45)
9 Nanga Parbat 8,125 26,657 Nanga Parbat Himalaya Pakistan 35°14′18″N, 74°35′22″E 4,608 Dhaulagiri 1953 52 (67)
10 Annapurna I 8,091 26,545 Annapurna Himalaya Nepal
2006-09-25 08:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nepal
2006-09-25 14:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by moonwalker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nepal.
2006-09-25 14:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by goatcane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess Nepal/Tibet
2006-09-25 14:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by Eve C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pakistan, I think. But I could be wrong.
2006-09-25 14:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEPAL
2006-09-25 14:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by asru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋