Which mountain is the third-highest in the world, located on the border between the Indian state of Sikkim and eastern Nepal?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Kangchenjunga
- Step 1: Kangchenjunga rises to an elevation of 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) and was considered the highest mountain in the world until Great Trigonometrical Survey calculations in the 1850s.
- Step 2: It is revered as sacred by the people of Sikkim, and climbers traditionally stop short of the actual physical summit out of cultural respect.
Answer
Kangchenjunga
Why not the others: 'Lhotse' is the fourth-highest mountain; 'Cho Oyu' is the sixth-highest; 'Dhaulagiri' is the seventh-highest mountain.
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