Gosainthan

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Gosainthan is another name for Shishapangma, one of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter Himalayan peaks located in Tibet.

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Gosainthan canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
alsoKnownAs Shishapangma
Xixiabangma
climbingCategory expedition peak
elevation 26335 ft
8027 m
firstAscentFrom north side
hasCountryOnSouthernFlank Nepal
hasFirstAscentBy Chinese expedition
Tibetan climbers
Xu Jing
hasFirstAscentDate 1964-05-02
hasLatitude 28.352° N
hasListing Ultra-prominent peak
eight-thousander
hasLongitude 85.779° E
hasNameEtymology derived from Tibetan language
sometimes interpreted as "grassy plain above the deep gorge"
hasNearbyProtectedArea Langtang National Park (to the south in Nepal)
hasNearbySettlement Nyalam
hasSubpeak Central Shishapangma
linked to: Shishapangma

West Shishapangma
linked to: Shishapangma
isClimbedInSeason autumn
spring
isNotedFor approach via Tibet
avalanche risk
comparatively late first ascent among eight-thousanders
isOneOf fourteen eight-thousanders
isPartOf Central Himalaya
linked to: Central Himalayas
isRegulatedBy Chinese mountaineering authorities
isSouthOf Tibetan Plateau interior
isWithin Tibetan Plateau region
liesNearBorderWith Nepal
liesNorthOf Langtang Valley
locatedIn China
Tibet Autonomous Region
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
locatedInSubrange Jugal Himal
parentPeak Cho Oyu
prominence 2897 m
9505 ft
rankAmongEightThousanders 14
standardRoute northern routes
northwest face

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Shishapangma alternativeName Gosainthan
Xixiabangma hasAlternativeName Gosainthan