Home  Cambodia  China  Cuba  Egypt  Estonia  Galapagos  Iceland  Kamchatka  Karakoram  Laos  Lundy Island  Nepal  Annapurna  Region  Bhaktapur  Everest Region  Gokyo  Kathmandu  Khumbu  Villages  Mountains  Pokhara  New Zealand  Patagonia  Prague  Russian Cities  Scottish  Highlands  Sierra Nevada  Thailand  Tibet  Vietnam  Email /  Feedback	Mountains     -     Dhaulagiri The northern half of Nepal is dominated by the huge peaks of the Himalayan mountain chain, the highest mountains in the world. Indeed of the fourteen mountains over 8,000 metres, eight are in Nepal. Choose a category from the menu Ama Dablam   |   Annapurna I   |   Cho Oyo   |   Dhaulagiri Everest   |   General   |   Machhapuchhare   |   Pumori Dhaulagiri Click a thumbnail for a larger picture Dhaulagiri, (8167m/26,739ft), is the world's seventh highest peak, and lies across the Kali Gandaki valley, 35km west of Annapurna. It was first climbed by the Swiss in 1960, and was the last of the eight thousand metre mountains to be climbed. The name derives from Sanskrit: dhavala means 'white' and giri is 'mountain'.
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