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! Nanda Devi ! Uttarakhand !

! Nanda Devi ! Uttarakhand !

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! Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country. It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. It was considered the highest mountain in the world before computations in 1808 proved Dhaulagiri to be higher. !

 

! Did you know: Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India (7,816 m). !

 

Elevation: 7,816 m

First ascent: 29 August 1936

Location: Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Mountain range: Himalayas, Garhwal Himalaya

First ascenders: Bill Tilman, Noel Odell

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