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Mahalangur Himal

Mahalangur Himal
महालंगूर हिमाल
Mahalangur Himal is located in Nepal
Mahalangur Himal
Location on the Nepal / China border
Highest point
Peak Mount Everest
Elevation 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Coordinates 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98806°N 86.92528°E / 27.98806; 86.92528
Dimensions
Length 80 km (50 mi) ESE
Width 65 km (40 mi) NNE
Area 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries Nepal and China
Districts Solukhumbu District, Sankhuwasabha district and Tingri County
Range coordinates 27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°E / 27.92; 86.75Coordinates: 27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°E / 27.92; 86.75
Parent range Himalayas
Borders on Rolwaling Himal

Mahālangūr Himāl (Nepali: महालङ्गूर हिमाल) is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet (China) extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River. It includes Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu — four of Earth's six highest peaks. On the Tibetan side it is drained by the Rongbuk and Kangshung Glaciers and on the Nepali side by Barun, Ngojumba and Khumbu Glaciers and others. All are tributaries to the Koshi River via Arun River on the north and east or Dudh Kosi on the south.

Mahalangur Himal can be divided into three subsections:

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


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