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Definition of Makalu

1. Noun. A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high).

Definition of Makalu

1. Proper noun. A mountain on the border between Nepal and China, the fifth highest in the world. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Makalu

Literary usage of Makalu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nepal by Susanne von der Heide (2000)
"Lhotse and makalu. The alternative return journey directly past the foot of the Baruntse over Sherpani Col (6.110 meters) and the passes of West Col (6135 ..."

2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1886)
"That mountain, however, was not Everest, but another, almost as high, in its neighbourhood, makalu, of which the summit is the GTS peak No. XIII. ..."

3. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... or monal pheasants, Himalayan griffons, choughs, and snow pigeons. Accessible on foot only. makalu-Barun National Park, inaugurated in 1992, ..."

4. A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet by Sidney Gerald Burrard, Henry Hubert Hayden (1908)
"makalu. A rock basin filled with glacier-ice is situated near the summit of makalu and gives a striking appearance to the peak. ..."

5. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1885)
"XIII., or makalu (27900 feet), is the finest yet fixed in the Eastern Himalayas. ... makalu, notwithstanding its height of 27900 feet, only rises 9000 feet ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"... but quite bare above 17000 feet, were, as a rule, easy to climb ; and from the summits lovely views of the Himalayas were obtained, makalu and Everest ..."

7. Mosaic history and gospel story epitomised in the Congo language, with tr by Henry Grattan Guinness (1882)
"... makalu, People of Israel they went, ... za makalu, and people all, and hundred six chariots (wheels) ..."

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