TNPSC General Knowledge

HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS AND NAMES

1)Everest	Sagarmatha (Nepali), "Head of the World",[1]
2)K2	Chogo Gangri, Qogir Feng, Mount Godwin Austen, Dapsang
3)Kangchenjunga	Kangchen Dzö-nga, "Five Treasures of the Great Snow"
4)Lhotse	"South Peak"
5)Makalu	"The Great Black"
6)Cho Oyu	Qowowuyag, "Turquoise Goddess"
7)Dhaulagiri	"White Mountain"
8)Manaslu	Kutang, "Mountain of the Spirit"
9)Nanga Parbat	Diamir, "Naked Mountain"
10)Annapurna	"Goddess of the Harvests"
11)Gasherbrum I	"Beautiful Mountain"
12)Broad Peak	Faichan Kangri
13)Gasherbrum II	"Beautiful Mountain"
14)hishapangma	Xixiabangma, "Crest Above The Grassy Plains", Gosainthan
15)Gyachung Kang	unknown
16)Gasherbrum IV	–
17)Nuptse	"West Peak" in Tibetan
18)Masherbrum	unknown
19)Nanda Devi	"Bliss-giving Goddess"
20)Rakaposhi	"Shining Wall"
21)Tirich Mir	"King of Shadows" or "King of Tirich Valley"
22)Gangkhar Puensum	Gankar Punzum, "Three Mountain Siblings"
23)Ismoil Somoni Peak	"Stalin Peak" 1933–1962 "Communism Peak" 1962–1998
24)Langtang Lirung	"Langtang Himal"
25)Machapuchare	"Fish Tail"
26)Dorje Lakpa	"Langtang Himal"
27)Ama Dablam	"Mother And Her Necklace"
28)Kailash	Sanskrit: Kailāsa Parvata, Tibetan: Kang Rinpoche (Precious Snow Peak), Mandarin Chinese: Gāngrénbōqí fēng