Gyachung Kang
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Gyachung Kang is a prominent Himalayan mountain peak, one of the world’s highest, located between Nepal and China in the Mahalangur Himal range.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yalung Kang | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eight-thousander-subpeak candidate
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| climbingDifficulty | technically difficult ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
post‑monsoon
ⓘ
pre‑monsoon ⓘ |
| coordinates | 28.10°N 86.75°E ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| elevation |
26089 ft
ⓘ
7952 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Kiyoto Sakaizawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pasang Phutar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukihiko Kato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1964-04-10 ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | Japanese expedition ⓘ |
| firstAscentFrom | north side ⓘ |
| glaciersOnFlanks |
Gyachung Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngozumpa Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily glaciated slopes
ⓘ
sharp ridges ⓘ steep ice faces ⓘ |
| hasSecondarySummit | Gyachung Kang West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHigherThan | all non‑Himalayan mountains ⓘ |
| isLessKnownThan |
Cho Oyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLowerThan | all fourteen eight‑thousanders ⓘ |
| listing | Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Province No. 1, Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nepal–China border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapLabelPosition | left ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gyachung Kang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cho Oyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the highest non‑eight‑thousander in the world
ⓘ
being the highest peak between Cho Oyu and Everest ⓘ |
| parentPeak | Cho Oyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photoCaption | Gyachung Kang seen from Gokyo, Nepal ⓘ |
| prominence | 700 m ⓘ |
| rankByHeightInWorld | 15 ⓘ |
| region |
Khumbu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tingri County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondarySummitElevation | 7922 m ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | 5.8 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yalung Kang