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Shishapangma

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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Vinony's link graph records 291 inbound references to Shishapangma, and connects out to Mount Everest, Himalayas and pinyin.

The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_scale, across 55 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Climbing areas of China, Eight-thousanders of the Himalayas and Mountains of Tibet.

Vinony links it to 75 Wikipedia language editions.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain
Country: China
Located in: Shigatse
Elevation: 8027
Image: Shishapangma.jpg
Significant event: first ascent

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Commons category: Shishapangma
topographic prominence: 2897
topographic isolation: 91
located in/on physical feature: Langtang
peak bagging classification: eight-thousander

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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".

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