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The Tibetan name for Mt.
Everest is "Mt. Quomolangma"
which literally means "The
Third Goddess". Towering
8848.13 meters in the middle
section of the Himalayas in
Tingri County, Shigatse, Mt.
Quomolangma teems with
snow-capped peaks and
glaciers. It has four peaks
above 8,000 meters and 38
peaks above 7,000 meter,
thus is reputed as the Third
Pole on the Earth. Glaciers
of modern era are located at
the foot of the mountains,
deep caves and snaking ice
rivers present a magnificent
view around the Quomolangma |
