Nuptse
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Nuptse with many hanging glaciers seen from Kala Pattar.
Khumbu glacier lies below.
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Nuptse seen from Gorakshep.
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Nuptse - 7,879m
Nuptse ranks 26th highest in the world. It is in a large range that stretches to the west of
Lhotse, south of Everest's South Col. This range boasts four peaks that are 7000m high.
"Nup" means "west" and "tse" means "peak: hence the name means "Peak to the West of
Everest".
Latitude: 27 58 02 N
Longitude: 86 53 14
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