Kangchenjunga

/ ˌkæntʃənˈdʒʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a mountain on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, in the Himalayas: the third highest mountain in the world. Height: 8598 m (28 208 ft)

Example Sentences

Nims does one climb, up Kangchenjunga, while hungover — and in one day, rather than in stages.

From Salon

In the Himalaya, fledgling transnational conservation efforts and proposals, such as the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative, and the Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative, should be ratified and strengthened.

From Nature

Ten red pandas have been fitted with GPS collars to monitor their range in the forests near Mount Kangchenjunga.

From BBC

“All summits in one! That’s your brother. I summited four mountains — Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum I — in one push. I didn’t camp anywhere. Just went boom, summit, brother.”

From New York Times

A few years later, Benet and Meroi put on their backpacks again and returned to Kangchenjunga for another attempt.

From BBC