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Dhaulagiri (1)

The DhaulagirimassifinNepalextends 120 km (70 mi) from the Kaligandaki Riverwest to

theBheri This massif is en!losed on the north and so"thwest #$ tri#"taries of the Bheri and on the

so"theast #$%$agdi Khola Dhaulagiri Iat &'17 metres (2'7* ft) ranks seventh among

+arth,s fo"rteen peaks over eight tho"sand metres -t was first !lim#ed on %a$ 1.' 10 #$ a

/wiss"strianNepali expedition

The mo"ntain,s name is (dha"lgir3) in Nepali This !omes from /anskritwhere

(dhawala) means da44ling' white' #ea"tif"l526and (giri) means mo"ntain5.6ha"lagiri - is also the

highest point of the 8andaki river #asin

nnap"rna -(&'01m2'*9* ft) is onl$ .9 km east of ha"lagiri - The Kali 8andaki Riverflows

#etween thro"gh itsnota#le gorge' said to #e the world,s deepest The town of :okharais so"th of

the nnap"rnas' an important regional !enter and the gatewa$ for !lim#ers and trekkersvisiting #oth

ranges as well as a to"rist destination in its own right

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1 8eograph$

2 ha"lagiri - !lim#ing histor$

o 21 :artial timeline

. ;ther peaks in the ha"lagiri

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Geography

>ooking north from the plains of -ndia' most &'000?metre peaks are o#s!"red #$ nearer mo"ntains'

#"t in !lear weather ha"lagiri - is !onspi!"o"s from northernBihar596and as far so"th

as 8orakhp"rin @ttar :radesh -n 1&0& s"rve$ !omp"tationsshowed it to #e the highest

mo"ntain $et s"rve$ed5*6This lasted "ntil 1&.& whenKang!henA"ngatook its pla!e' followed

#$ %o"nt +verestin 1&*&

ha"lagiri -,s s"dden rise from lower terrain is almost "ne"aled -t rises 7'000 m (22'70 ft) from

the Kali 8andaki River .0 km to the so"theast The so"th and west fa!es rise pre!ipito"sl$ over

9'000 m (1.'120 ft) The so"th fa!e of 8"rAa