Top 10 Highest Mountains on Our Planet

4. Dhaulagiri, Nepal

Interesting thing, considering this mountain, is that it is one of the world’s 14 mountains that are higher than 8,000 m. It was discovered in 1816 and in Tibetan language name means “white mountain“. Its height is 8,167 m. It was conquered in 1960 and it was made by ​​the Swiss – Austrian expedition. The characteristics of these mountains are very high steep sides.

Dhaulagiri
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