Crossword clues for makalu
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Makalu \Makalu\ prop. n. A mountain in Nepal and Tibet, 27,824 feet high. According to WordNet, it is 27,790 feet high.
Syn: Makalu I.
Wikipedia
Makalu (Nepal: मकालु; China: Makaru) is the fifth highest mountain in the world at . It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.
Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678 m) lies about 3 km (2 mi) north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m).
Makalu may refer to:
- Makalu, Himalayan mountain, fifth highest in the world
- Makalu, Nepal