Manaslu
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Elevation
8,163 m
Coordinates
28.5497, 84.5597
Category
mountains
Overview
Eighth highest - 'Mountain of the Spirit' in Tibetan.
About
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal. Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956, by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition.
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