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Definition of Dapsang
1. Noun. A mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high).
Group relationships: Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dapsang
Literary usage of Dapsang
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bird's-eye View of the World: A Popular Scientific Description of the by Onésime Reclus, Malvina Antoinettte Howe, Forrest Morgan, Charles Hopkins Clark (1892)
"The Baltoro mer de glace, in the Karakorum masses, under the'eye of Mount Dapsang,
is 35 miles long; those of Bialo and of ..."
2. Great Outline of Geography for High Schools and Families: Text-book to by Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1868)
"Karakorum Mts. — Dapsang PEAK, one of the highest of the globe, 28278 f. ... (R.
these 4 from Karakorum, ie Dapsang Peak. ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The Yar- kand-Paria has its origin in a high valley between the Kuen-Lun and
Karakorum Mountains, at the base of Dapsang, from several streams, ..."
4. Facts and dates; or, The leading events in sacred and profane history and by Alexander Mackay (1879)
"Dapsang peak, in the ... range, yonder Dapsang rises. 2-2. Kuen-Lun range.
west of a dreary desert. 20. Thian-Shan range. Sq. miles. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"... and the highest mountains in the world after Mount Everest. The glaciers form
an unbroken line for nearly a hundred miles. Mount Dapsang of the Ka- ..."
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