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Question
Name the five most important peaks of the Himalayan Range.
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Solution
- Mount Everest (8,848.86 metres)
- Lhotse (8,516 metres)
- Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres)
- Makalu (8,485 metres)
- Dholagiri (I) (8,167 metres)
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