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Makalu
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Makalu

Peak in the Himalayas, on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Located east-southeast of Mount Everest, it reaches 27,766 ft (8,463 m), making it one of the world's highest mountains. Attempts to ascend its steep glacier-covered sides did not begin until 1954. On May 15, 1955, two French climbers—Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray—reached the summit, and seven more members of their party arrived within two days.


Makalu
a massif in NE Nepal, on the border with Tibet in the Himalayas

Makalu 

a mountain peak in the Great Himalayas, 20 km southeast of Mount Chomolungma (Everest). Elevation, 8,470 m. It is composed primarily of granites. There are glaciers (up to 15 km long) on the slopes. East of the mountain is the gorge of the Arun River that crosses the Himalayas. The depth of the gorge from the crest to the river bed is as much as 7,300 m (probably the deepest in the world). Makalu was first scaled by French mountain climbers in 1955.



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