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Detailed explanation-1: -Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest five years ago, accomplished another feat by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak (4, 987 mts) on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-2: -It lies in the north part of Vinson Massif’s summit plateau in the south portion of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range about 2 kilometres (11⁄4 mi) north of Hollister Peak. It was first climbed in 1966 by an American team led by Nicholas Clinch.

Detailed explanation-3: -A: An estimated 1, 200 climbers have summited Vinson at an extremely high success rate. There have been no deaths.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mount Vinson is situated in the heart of the Ellsworth Mountains, 700 nautical miles from the South Pole. The mountain was first climbed by an American expedition during the summer of 1966/67 but was not ascended a second time until 1979. Both expeditions were supported by government programmes.

Detailed explanation-5: -About 1200 people have summited Vinson since 1966. There have been no deaths. A popular option after a summit is to fly to the 89 degree and ski the final 70 miles to the South Pole. The second highest mountain in Antarctica is Mount Tyree at 15, 919’/4852m and is 7 miles north of Vinson.