Eight Thousanders

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The world has 14 independent mountain peaks that rise above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in elevation, known as the "eight-thousanders". They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia, spread across Nepal, China (Tibet), and Pakistan.

Nirmal Purja, the legendary mountaineer who completed all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, reportedly died during a 2026 expedition on Broad Peak, Pakistan.

The Fourteen Eight-Thousanders (by height);

1). Mount Everest: 8,848 meters (Nepal / China)

2). K2: 8,611 meters (Pakistan / China) 

3). Kangchenjunga: 8,586 meters (Nepal / India)

4). Lhotse: 8,516 meters (Nepal / China) 

5). Makalu: 8,485 meters (Nepal / China)

6). Cho Oyu: 8,188 meters (Nepal / China) 

7). Dhaulagiri I: 8,167 meters (Nepal) 

8). Manaslu: 8,163 meters (Nepal) 

9). Nanga Parbat: 8,126 meters (Pakistan)

10). Annapurna I: 8,091 meters (Nepal) 

11). Gasherbrum I: 8,080 meters (Pakistan / China) 

12). Broad Peak: 8,051 meters (Pakistan / China) 

13). Gasherbrum II: 8,035 meters (Pakistan / China) 

14). Shishapangma: 8,027 meters (China / Tibet).

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