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Word: kinchinjinga (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Height, 29,002 ft. Second and third highest in the world: Everest's Himalayan neighbors, Mt. Goodwin-Austen, 28,250 ft.; Mt. Kinchinjinga, 28,146 ft. Highest in the Western World: Mt. Aconcagua (Chile-Argentina), 23,080 ft. Highest in North America: Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,300 ft. Highest in the U. S. proper: Mt. Whitney, Calif., 14,501 ft. Highest in Europe: Mont Elbruz, Caucasus, 18,465 ft. Highest Alp: Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. Pike's Peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: No Climbing | 4/26/1926 | See Source »

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