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Annapurna

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Annapurna
Annapurna Sooth frae Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m) afore sunrise.
Heichest pynt
Elevation8,091 m (26,545 ft) 
Ranked 10t
Prominence2,984 m (9,790 ft) [1][2]
Ranked 94t
Isolation34 kilometre (21 mi)
Paurent peakCho Oyu
LeetinAicht-thoosander
Ultra
Coordinates28°35′46″N 83°49′13″E / 28.59611°N 83.82028°E / 28.59611; 83.82028Coordinates: 28°35′46″N 83°49′13″E / 28.59611°N 83.82028°E / 28.59611; 83.82028
Geografie
Annapurna is located in Nepal
Annapurna
Annapurna
Central Nepal
State/ProvinceNP
Parent rangeHimalayas
Climbing
First ascent3 Juin 1950
Maurice Herzog an Louis Lachenal
Easiest routesnaw/ice climb

Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: अन्नपुर्ण) is a section o the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes 8,091 m (26,545 ft) Annapurna I, thirteen addeetional peaks ower 7,000 m (22,970 ft) an 16 mair ower 6,000 m (19,690 ft).[3]

References

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  1. "Annapurna". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 12 Januar 2009.
  2. "Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 12 Januar 2009. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  3. H. Adams Carter (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya" (PDF). American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 27 (59): 127–9. Retrieved 1 Mey 2011.