Namcha Barwa facts for kids
Namcha Barwa is a 7,782 metres (25,531 ft) mountain in the Himalayas range, in Tibet. It is the 28th highest mountain in the world. From 1976 to 1992, it was the highest unclimbed mountain on Earth. The first people to reach the top were Kazuo Yamamoto, Hiroshi Aota, Atsushi Yamamoto, Jiabu, Chirenduoji, and Biamba Zaxi, in 1992.
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Namcha Barwa Himal range, runs 180 km diagonally from bottom left to top right corner, surrounded by the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra River). Naamcha Barwa peak is in the top right at the end of the range. Gyala Peri peak in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan range is just 20 km northwest of Naamcha Barwa peak across the "Great Bend" of Yarlung Tsangpo River surrounding the Naamcha Barwa peak.
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In Spanish: Namcha Barwa para niños
