Mahalangur Himal

Mahalangur Himal

Chomolonzo Peak, Tibet
Highest point
Peak Mount Everest
Elevation 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Coordinates 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98806°N 86.92528°E
Dimensions
Length 80 km (50 mi) ESE
Width 65 km (40 mi) NNE
Area 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Naming
Native name महालङ्गूर हिमाल
Geography

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Location on the Nepal / Tibet border

Countries Nepal and Tibet
Districts Solukhumbu District, Sankhuwasabha district and Tingri County
Range coordinates 27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°ECoordinates: 27°55′N 86°45′E / 27.92°N 86.75°E
Borders on Rolwaling Himal

Mahālangūr Himāl (Nepali: महालङ्गूर हिमाल) is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River.[1] It includes Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu — four of Earth's six highest peaks. On the Tibetan side it is drained by the Rongbuk and Kangshung Glaciers and on the Nepali side by Barun, Ngojumba and Khumbu Glaciers and others. All are tributaries to the Koshi River via Arun River on the north and east or Dudh Kosi on the south.

Mahalangur Himal can be divided into three subsections:

The Khumbu region of Nepal is the best known populated part of the Mahalangurs since it is on the access trail to the normal (South Col) route up Everest.

References

  1. H. Adams Carter (1985). "Classification of the Himalaya". American Alpine Journal (American Alpine Club) 27 (59): 116–120. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. "H. Adams Carter, 1985, op. cit.".