The Kali Gandaki Gorge, or Andha Galchi, is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki river in the Himalayas in Nepal, cut between the eight-thousander peaks of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I. The portion of the river directly between the two peaks, seven kilometres downstream from Tukuche, sits at an elevation 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I's own summit, making it, by some measures, one of the deepest gorges in the world. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Kali Gandaki Gorge, or Andha Galchi, is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki river in the Himalayas in Nepal, cut between the eight-thousander peaks of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I. The portion of the river directly between the two peaks, seven kilometres downstream from Tukuche, sits at an elevation 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I's own summit, making it, by some measures, one of the deepest gorges in the world.
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which is 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I
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28°42′25″N 83°38′43″E
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The portion of the river directly between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I (7 km or 4.3 mi downstream from Tukuche) is at an elevation of 2,520 m (8,270 ft), which is 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I.
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As tectonic activity has forced the mountains higher, the river has cut through the uplift.
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