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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Its elevation of 29,030 feet (8,848 meters) was determined using GPS satellite
equipment on May 5, 1999. The new elevation has been confirmed by the National
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Mount Cho Oyu rising 8,201 m above sea level is situated
in the middle section of the Himalayas, with the north side lying in
the Tingri County. Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world,
has only recently become a popular mountain
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Mount Shishapangma,
8,013 m is the fourteenth highest mountain
in the world, the lowest of the 8000 meter
peaks. It is a massive peak with a long,
steep, craggy southern face. |
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