PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
THE HIMALAYAN RANGE
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Question
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Purvachal
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Kanchenjunga
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Mizo
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Patkai
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Three of the five peaks – Main, Central and South – are on the border between North Sikkim in India and Nepal.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of those peaks is Mount Everest (Tibetan: Chomolungma; Chinese: Qomolangma Feng; Nepali: Sagarmatha), the world’s highest, with an elevation of 29, 032 feet (8, 849 metres; see Researcher’s Note: Height of Mount Everest.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kangchenjunga stands tall at the elevation of 8586 m above sea level. The mountain by the Tamur river lies between India and Nepal. It is the second highest peak in India and the third highest summit in the world.