GeoPicture of the week: Annapurna
What you are looking at is Annapurna – one of the deadliest mountains on the face of the Earth. As always, click the pic for full resolution Picture source
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Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: ठनà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£à¤¾) is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes 8,091 m (26,545 ft) Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over 7,000 m (22,970 ft) and 16 more over 6,000 m (19,690 ft).[3] This section is a 55 km-long (34 mi-long) massif bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the west, the Marshyangdi River on the north and east, and Pokhara Valley on the south. Annapurna I is tenth among Earth's fourteen eight-thousanders. 8167 metre Dhaulagiri I rises 34 km to the west across the Kali Gandaki Gorge, considered Earth's deepest canyon.For more information about annapurna check the Wikipedia article here
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Mountain files: the deadliest mountains – Nanga Parbat and Annapurna
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
I’m going to continue with this month’s mountain theme, as it seemed to be really loved (even more will follow after this). In the previous post I wrote, with the 5 highest mountains in the world I felt bad because I didn’t have the chance to mention two mountains which fascinated alpinists from all around [...]
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