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Kanchenjunga

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Kan·chen·jun·ga  (knchn-jngg, -jng-, kän-)
A mountain, 8,603.4 m (28,208 ft) high, in the Himalaya Mountains on the India-Nepal border. It is the third-highest mountain in the world.

Kanchenjunga [ˌkæntʃənˈdʒʌŋgə]
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(Placename) a variant spelling of Kangchenjunga
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Noun1.Kanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)Kanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)
Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain


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During the festival, Lepchas offer prayers and worship Mount Tendong; the Kanchenjunga mountain range, that they believe saved them from destruction by floods.
Because it was the main pavilion of the three playing fields, it was built directly in line with Mount Kanchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world.
 
 
 
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