Summary
Kula Kangri is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas that has an elevation of 7,538 metres (24,731 ft,) making it the 45th highest mountain on Earth and one of the Ultras of the Himalayas.[4][5]
Chinese and Japanese authorities claim nearby Gangkhar Puensum is higher, and the claim that Kula Kangri is in or on the border with Bhutan is challenged.[6] Bhutan has relinquished its claim to Kula Kangri in the 1980s.[6]
Peaks
editThe current consensus height is 7,538 m (24,731 ft).[1] A former height given was in the past 7,554 m (24,783 ft),[7] but other sources had the current height by 2011.[2] To its east within 2.5 km (1.6 mi), it has central and eastern peaks that are 7,418 m (24,337 ft) and 7,381 m (24,216 ft) high.[1]
Climbing history
editThe first ascent was made by a combined Japanese and Chinese team with 25 Japanese and 17 Chinese members in 1986.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Kula Kangri, China"". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ a b "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ "Peak Bagger:Himalaya, Central Nepal Himalaya, Khumbu, Ghurka Himal, Annapurna Himal, Xishapangma Area, Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya, Western Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya, Punjab Himalaya, Bhutan Himalaya, Garwhal Himalaya, Ganesh Himal". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Kula Kangri - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Ultras of the Himalaya - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b Barnett, Robert (May 7, 2021). "China Is Building Entire Villages in Another Country's Territory". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Kula Kangri, China". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
- ^ Hirai, Kazumasa (1987). "The Ascent Of Kula Kangri From Tibet". Japanese Alpine News. 43. Retrieved 18 September 2014.