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Nanda Devi
Elevation:	7,816 metres (25,645 feet)
Latitude:	30° 23′ N
Longitude:	79° 57′ E
Location:	Uttaranchal, India
Range:	Himalayas
First ascent:	1936 by No‘l Odell and Bill Tilman
Easiest route:	glacier/snow/ice climb

Nanda Devi is the highest mountain which is completely within the territory of India. Its name means Goddess of Joy.

When the mountain was first climbed in 1936 by a British- American expedition, it became the highest peak climbed by man until the 1950 ascent of AnnapurnaMountains of Nepal Annapurna is a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the " eight-thousanders". Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Go (8,091m).

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