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Kangchenjunga

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Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Highest Elevation (m)
8586 1
Latitude
27.7025 degrees north 1
Longitude
88.146667 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Kangchenjunga (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft)
  • Infobox wikitext, coordinates parameter
    27°42′09″N 88°08′48″E
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Wikidata: Kangchenjunga
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