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Shishapangma

Shishapangma at 8,013 meters (26,289 feet), is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. Shishapangma is located in the Himalayas of Tibet and was the last 8,000 meter peak to be climbed. Alternate names of Shishapangma include Gosainthan, Xixabangma and Xixabangma Feng.

Shishapangma was first climbed in 1964 by Hsu Ching and his ten man Chinese party.

See also: List of mountains

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