Kabru

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Kabru range forms the southern spur of the Kangchenjunga massif. It is a part of the Singalila ridge that forms the border between Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim. The range consist of a "field of firn" 2km N-S by 1km E-W at about 7200m. On the northern side of the field is the highest point on the range at 7412m, apocryphally called Kabru IV. The southern end of the field contains a 7318m summit called Kabru South, which the the worlds most southernly Seven-Thouander peak
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabru
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Coordinates:   27°36'51"N   88°6'44"E

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  • But kabru mountain itself is clearly inside nepal
  • No, the Indo-Nepal border runs along the ridge which passes through the summits of Kabru. So the western face of the mountain is in Nepal and the eastern face is in India.
  • kabru range includes Talung,Gocha,Rathong,kabru north-south,kabru-IV,kabrudome,Forked gr of pks.Rathong La separates Singhalila range with knchenzhonga massive.
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