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Shishapangma

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Shishapangma

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Also known as Gosainthān

Shishapangma, or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma (), is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at above sea level. The lowest 8,000 metre peak, it is located entirely within Tibet.

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Shishapangma is the 14th-highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight peaks that exceed 8,000 meters in elevation. It stands entirely within Tibet, making it notable as a unique geographic landmark among the world's tallest mountains.

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Key facts

Mountain.photo
8,013m Shishapangma Tibet China 西藏 希夏邦马峰 - panoramio.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
Shishapangma
Mountain.elevation_m
8027
Mountain.elevation_ref
Ranked 14th
Mountain.prominence_m
2897
Mountain.prominence_ref
Ranked 111th
Mountain.listing
Eight-thousander Ultra
Mountain.range
Himalayas
Mountain.location
Nyalam County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Mountain.map_caption
Tibet Autonomous Region
Mountain.label_position
top
Mountain.name
Shishapangma
Mountain.other_name
Xixabangma
Mountain.first_ascent
2 May 1964 by Chinese team:Xu JingZhang JunyanWang FuzhouWu ZongyueChen SanSoinam DorjêCheng TianliangMigmar ZhaxiDorjêYun Deng(First winter ascent 14 January 2005 by Piotr Morawski and Simone Moro)
Mountain.easiest_route
snow/ice climb
Chinese.tib
ཤི་ཤ་སྦང་མ།
Chinese.wylie
shi sha sbang ma
Chinese.zwpy
Xixabangma

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Name
  • Geography
  • Ascents and attempts
  • First ascent
  • Later ascents and attempts
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Shishapangma, or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma (), is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at above sea level. The lowest 8,000 metre peak, it is located entirely within Tibet.

==Name== Geologist Toni Hagen explained the name as meaning a "grassy plain" or "meadow" (') above a "comb" or a "range" (' or '''') in the local Tibetan language, thereby signifying the "crest above the grassy plains".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shishapangma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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