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Definition of Kanchenjunga
1. Noun. A mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high).
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Nepal, Nepal, Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kanchenjunga
Literary usage of Kanchenjunga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Rangesby Norman Collie by Norman Collie (1902)
""Four of the chapters of this book have appeared before in the pages of the Scottish mountaineering club journal (A Chuilionn, Wastdale Head, A reverie,..."
2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, named after the third-highest mountain in the world,
... Kanchenjunga Mountain straddles Nepal, Sikkim, and Tibet. ..."
3. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1904)
"Round Kanchenjunga," and for most of these illustrations the author is indebted
to Signor Vittorio Sella, who had previously proved his skill aa a mountain ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"AXFORD : I certainly have some knowledge of Sikhim, but I have never been in that
part north and west of Kanchenjunga of which Mr. Freshfield has been ..."
5. On the Edge of the World by Edmund Candler (1919)
"Younghusband, in weighing the claims of other great peaks with those of Nanga
Parbat, inclines to Kanchenjunga. Probably there is no view more sublime than ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"... with a party of friends and Alpine guides, to explore the glaciers and
little-known passes of the Kanchenjunga range of the Himalayas. ..."
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