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MakÄlu
mountain, Asia
MakÄlu, one of the worldās highest mountains (27,766 feet [8,463 meters]), in the Himalayas on the Nepalese-Tibetan (Chinese) border. It lies 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Mount Everest. MakÄlu had been observed by climbers of Mount Everest, but attempts to ascend its steep, glacier-covered sides did not begin until 1954. On May 15, 1955, two members of a French partyāJean Couzy and Lionel Terrayāreached the summit, and seven more arrived within two days.
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