Eight-thousanders of the Himalayas and Karakoram
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The "Eight-thousanders of the Himalayas and Karakoram" are the world’s fourteen highest mountains, each exceeding 8,000 meters in elevation and renowned for their extreme climbing challenges and deadly conditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical superlative
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group of mountains ⓘ mountain list ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death zone
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high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ supplemental oxygen use ⓘ |
| categoryIn | UIAA eight-thousander list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
post-monsoon
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pre-monsoon ⓘ |
| contains |
Annapurna I
NERFINISHED
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Broad Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Cho Oyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhaulagiri I NERFINISHED ⓘ Gasherbrum I NERFINISHED ⓘ Gasherbrum II NERFINISHED ⓘ K2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Lhotse NERFINISHED ⓘ Makalu NERFINISHED ⓘ Manaslu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanga Parbat NERFINISHED ⓘ Shishapangma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definingCriterion | >= 8000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfElements | 14 ⓘ |
| highestElevationMetres | 8848.86 ⓘ |
| highestMember | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme climbing difficulty
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high fatality rates ⓘ severe weather conditions ⓘ technical mountaineering challenges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
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Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
China
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India ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
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South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestElevationMetres | 8027 ⓘ |
| lowestMember | Shishapangma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableListCompletedBy |
Jerzy Kukuczka
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Reinhold Messner GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine mountaineering objectives ⓘ |
| superlativeOf | highest mountains on Earth ⓘ |
| usedAsBenchmarkIn | mountaineering achievements ⓘ |
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