Monday, June 2, 2008

How many feet in a meter?

There are 14 mountains over 8,000 m:

1. Everest, China/Nepal - 8,848 m
2. K2, China/Pakistan - 8,611 m
3. Kanchenjunga, India/Nepal - 8,586 m
4. Lhotse, China/Nepal - 8,516 m
5. Makalu, China/Nepal - 8,463 m
6. Cho Oyu, China/Nepal - 8,201 m
7. Dhaulagiri, Nepal - 8,167 m
8. Manaslu, Nepal - 8,163 m
9. Nanga Parbat , Kashmir Pakistan - 8,125 m
10. Annapurna, Nepal - 8,091 m
11. Gasherbrum I, China/Pakistan - 8,068 m
12. Broad Peak, China/Pakistan - 8,047 m
13. Gasherbrum II, China/Pakistan - 8,035 m
14. Shishapangma, China - 8,027 m

(Mount McKinley is only 6,194 m.)

I doubt highly that I will ever even see these other than on TV...rarely then. LOL, of course I have never heard of any but the first two.

*UPDATE* ANSWER HERE!

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