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Makalu

Makalu proper noun: a mountain in the Himalayas, on the border between Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world’s fifth highest mountain.

Proper noun

Makalu

  1. A mountain in the Himalayas, on the border between Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world’s fifth highest mountain.
    • In 1883 Colonel Tanner visited Falut, and found that Everest was barely visible from there, being almost shut out from view, and entirely surpassed in appearance by Makalu (height 27,790 feet), a lower though nearer peak ; it was Makalu that Schlagintweit mistook for Everest, and it was Makalu that...1904 November 10, S. G. Burrard, “Mount Everest: The Story of a Long Controversy”, in Nature, volume 71, number 1828, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44
    • Located on the border between Nepal and China, Makalu is among the highest mountains in the world and stands near the Makalu-Barun valley, a remote wilderness that has also been surveyed by researchers hunting for the Yeti.2019 April 30, Devjyot Ghoshal, “Beast from the east: Indian soldiers reckon they've found Yeti footprints”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 01 May 2019, World News

Questions about Makalu

What does Makalu mean?
Makalu means a mountain in the Himalayas, on the border between Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world’s fifth highest mountain.
What part of speech is Makalu?
Makalu is a proper noun.

Words near Makalu in the dictionary

  1. makakunyas
  2. makalani palm
  3. makalani palms
  4. Makalla
  5. makaloa
  6. Makalu
  7. makaluvamine
  8. makaluvamines
  9. makan
  10. makanga
  11. makangas

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