Q. Apart from Mount Everest, Himalaya is known to have several eight-thousanders (peaks with elevation above 8000 meters). Which of the following is / are such peaks?
- Nanga Parbat
- Nanda Devi
- Mount Kailash
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Notes: Mount Everest, at 8,848.86 m, is the tallest mountain on Earth, located on the Nepal-China border. Nanga Parbat, or Diamer, stands at 8,126 m in Gilgit Baltistan and is known as the 'Killer Mountain' due to high climber fatalities. Nanda Devi, the second highest peak in India at 7,816 m, is in Uttarakhand and is surrounded by the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nanda Devi National Park. Mount Kailash, a 6,638 m peak in Tibet, is part of the Trans-Himalayan region.