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What is the altitude of the Kanchenjunga mountain peak?

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8,598 metres
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8,848 metres
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8,481 metres
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8,172 metres
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The correct option is A 8,598 metres
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,598 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kanchenjunga Himal delimited in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India

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