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Kanchenjunga

Kanchenjunga

1 9.9
A very high mountain in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and India, the third highest in the world
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkɑːnʧənˈdʒʊŋɡə/
: Kanchenjunga
  • Photographers flock to see Kanchenjunga at sunrise, when its peaks are illuminated by the morning light.

Examples

  • As the first rays of the sun peek over mighty Kanchenjunga, the mountain range is being bathed in a golden glow.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The breathtaking view of Kanchenjunga left all the trekkers speechless as they reached the base camp.

  • Many climbers dream of summiting Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

Synonyms

Kangchenjunga
vsKanchenjunga
1 8.9

A mountain in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Sikkim, the third highest peak in the world

uses the metres value given in the main description
Mount Kanchenjunga
vsKanchenjunga
1 7.7

The third highest mountain in the world on the border of Nepal and India

is the plain name without the extra prefix
Kinchinjunga
vsKanchenjunga
1 9.1

A very high mountain in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, the third highest in the world

gives the feet value used in the key description
Kanchanjanga
vsKanchenjunga
9.9

A mountain that is the third highest in the world on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, India

is the version preferred in the main description

Surface Forms

Kanchenjunga main

Etymology

Kanchenjunga comes from Tibetan parts kanchen 'great snow' and junga 'treasures'. It means 'the five treasures of the great snow', a name for the mountain's five main peaks and the holy riches people thought they held.