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Manāslu I

mountain, Nepal
Also known as: Kutang I
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Manāslu I, one of the worldā€™s highest mountains (26,781 feet [8,163 m]); it lies in the Himalayas of north Nepal, 38 miles (61 km) north of the town of Gurkha. The summit of this snow- and glacier-covered peak was first reached on May 9 and 11, 1956, by two separate Japanese parties.

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