Annapurna Massif

Nepal / Kaski / Pokhara /
 mountain, massif
Annapurna is an enormous Himalayan massif, running for around 55 km. It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki river. The mountain has glaciers on its western and northwestern slopes which drain into this gorge. Annapurna is a Sanskrit name that can be translated as Goddess of the Harvests or more simply "The Provider". Of Annapurna's many high peaks, five are labeled using some variation of the name Annapurna. Of these, the two highest (Annapurna I and II), stand like bookends at the western and eastern ends of the massif
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Massif
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Coordinates:   28°32'21"N   83°58'15"E
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