Kanchenjunga

India / Sikkim / Mangan /
 montagna, sommità, massif (en), Eight-Thousander (en)
Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā), in the Himalayan Range, is the third highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest and K2, with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 m (27,720 ft). The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books. It is also the name of its section of the Himalaya.[2] including twelve more peaks over 7000 meters and then some 33 over 6000.
Articolo Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangchenjunga
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Coordinate:   27°41'56"N   88°8'31"E
  •  255 km