INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the highest peak in India?
A
Mt. Everest
B
Nanga Parbat
C
Kanchenjunga
D
Nandadevi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete Answer:-Option A: Kanchenjunga is a mountain peak and lies between Sikkim, India, and Nepal. It is the third highest peak in the world with an elevation of 8, 586 m. It is the highest peak in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -It rises with an elevation of 8, 586 m or 28, 169 ft in the Himalayas. Kangchenjunga is the second highest peak of the Himalaya after Mount Everest. The main peak of Kangchenjunga is the highest mountain in India and the second highest in Nepal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mount K2 (8611 meters), located in Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Godwin-Austen is the highest peak in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kanchenjunga, also spelled Kangchenjunga or Kinchinjunga, Nepali Kumbhkaran Lungur, world’s third highest mountain, with an elevation of 28, 169 feet (8, 586 metres).

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