Talung

Kabru is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border of eastern Nepal and India. It is part of a ridge that extends south from the third highest mountain in the world Kangchenjunga, and is the southernmost 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) peak in the world. The main features of this ridge are as follows (north to south): Kangchenjunga South top, 8476 m, at 27°41′30″N 88°09′15″E A 6600–6700 m saddle, located at 27°39′51″N 88°09′39″E A 7349 m summit, known as Talung, at 27°39′18″N 88°07′51″E A 6983 m saddle, at 27°38′51″N 88°07′21″E A 7412 m summit, at 27°38′06″N 88°07′06″E. This point has sufficient prominence to be classified as the highest point of a separate mountain, according to the definition used in List of highest mountains. It is confusingly referred to by some authorities as "Kabru IV", but it is not clear that this is correct, or that any "Kabru" name is correctly applied to this summit. A substantial "field of firn" measuring about 2 km from north to south, and 1 km from east to we

Elevation: 7349 m

Country: Nepal

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