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WalkerFromFlatlands t1_iydgruy wrote

Reply to comment by Grothorious in Unknown peak, the Himalayas. [OC][6000x4000] by Grothorious

The mountain in the back is called Machapuchare. The peaks in the front aren't probably considered their own mountains at all. Could be that they aren't really peaks either, but start of a ridge.

Not sure if the valley has a name, but the river at the bottom is called Modi.

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ZonerRoamer t1_iyej14t wrote

A lot of the peaks don't have names, just numbers denominatios based on their height and that's it. (E.g. 'Point 5353')

There are too many peaks to name them all!

It turned out to be an issue in 1999 when India and Pakistan fought a war there and most of the landmarks that India had to recapture did not even have names. (Some were given names during the war).

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Ok_Yogurtcloset8915 t1_iyetrp7 wrote

I've always loved that about the Himalayas, that there are so many that we can't even name them all and that some of the tallest are so high that no one ever knew they were there

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victalac t1_iyf242c wrote

Are you sure? The translation is Fishtail Mountain, and I do not see the classic fish tail shape.

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