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Makalu

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A mountain, 8,476 m (27,790 ft) high, in the Himalaya Mountains of northeast Nepal. It was first scaled in 1955.

 

 
 
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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.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)

 
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