Top 10 Highest Mountains on Our Planet

6. Makalu, Nepal

Makalu is another mountain which is located on the ridge of Nepal and China. Height of Makalu is 8,462 m and it is the fifth highest mountain in the world. In Sanskrit name of the mountain Makalu is also used as the name for the goddess Shiva.  Makalu is “won” for the first time in 1954 by the French expedition.

Makalu
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