Question

Which of the following is the third highest mountain in the world?
1. Everest
2. Kanchenjunga
3. K2
4. Annapurma

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kanchenjunga

The correct answer is Kanchenjunga.

• Kanchenjunga
  • Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and in the Himalayas.
  • It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kanchenjunga Himal delimited in the west by the Tamur River.
  • It lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India, with three of the five peaks directly on the border, and the remaining two in Nepal's Taplejung District of Province No 1.
  • Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world.
  • Kanchenjunga was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band.

• World's highest mountain- Great Himalayas.
• Mount Everest is the world's highest peak of 8848m, it is also known as Sagarmatha.
• Kanchenjunga is India's highest peak that is in Sikkim.
• Nanda Devi is India's second-highest peak in Uttarakhand.
• The average height of the Great Himalayas is 6100m.
• Important passes of Himalayas- Zojila, Burzil, Khar-dung-la, Bara-la-cha, Rohtang, etc.