Annapurna I

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Annapurna I

mountain, Nepal

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  …climb by the French of Annapurna I (26,545 feet [8,091 meters]) in June 1950, Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet [8,126 meters]) by the Germans and Austrians in 1953, Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet [8,586 meters]) by the British in May 1955, and Lhotse I (27,940 feet [8,516 meters]) by the Swiss in 1956.…
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  …climb by the French of Annapurna I (26,545 feet [8,091 meters]) in June 1950, Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet [8,126 meters]) by the Germans and Austrians in 1953, Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet [8,586 meters]) by the British in May 1955, and Lhotse I (27,940 feet [8,516 meters]) by the Swiss in 1956.…
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Annapurna
…main summits, two of which—Annapurna I (26,545 feet [8,091 meters]) and II (26,040 feet [7,937 meters])—stand at the western and eastern ends of the range, respectively; Annapurna III (24,786 feet [7,555 meters]) and IV (24,688 feet [7,525 meters]) lie between them.
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…main summits, two of which—Annapurna I (26,545 feet [8,091 meters]) and II (26,040 feet [7,937 meters])—stand at the western and eastern ends of the range, respectively; Annapurna III (24,786 feet [7,555 meters]) and IV (24,688 feet [7,525 meters]) lie between them.
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