14 Eight Thousanders in the Earth

The mountains which is towering above 8000 m, is called eight thousanders. You know there are 14 peaks that have height just above 8000 m. Surprisingly, they all belong to Asia. Among them, 8 highest mountain are situated in Nepal including the greatest Mt Everest (8848 m).

Here are the list of 14 highest peaks in the world in chronological order.

  1. Mt Everest (8848 m)
  2. Mt. K2 (8611 m)
  3. Mt. Kanchejunga (8586 m)
  4. Mt. Lhotse (8516 m)
  5. Mt. Makalu (8485 m)
  6. Mt. Cho Oyu (8201 m)
  7. Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167 m)
  8. Mt. Manaslu (8163 m)
  9. Nanga Parbat (8126 m)
  10. Annapurna I (8091 m)
  11. Gasherbrum I (8080 m)
  12. Broad Peak (8051 m)
  13. Gasherbrum II (8035 m)
  14. Shishapangma (8027 m)

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