Annapurna
Annapurna I and South from Poon Hill
Elevation:	8,091 metres (26,545 feet) Ranked 10th
Location:	Nepal
Range:	Himalaya
Coordinates:	28°35′ N 83°57′ E
First ascent:	1950 by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal
Easiest route:	snow/ice climb

Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, 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 Goddess of the Harvests. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... In geology, a massif is a section of the Earths crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ...

The Annapurna massif contains six major peaks:

Annapurna I was the first 8,000 metre peak to be climbed. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, of a French expedition, reached the summit on June 3, 1950. Maurice Herzog (born 15 January 1919 in Lyon) is a French climber and politician. ... Louis Lachenal was a French climber, born on 17 July 1921 in Annecy and died on 25 November 1955, in while skiing in Chamonix. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The south face of Annapurna was first climbed in 1970 by a British expedition led by Chris Bonington and including the alpinist Ian Clough, who was killed by a falling ice-pillar during the descent. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sir Chris Bonington Sir Christian John Storey Bonington (born August 6, 1934 in Hampstead), is a British mountaineer. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Ian Clough (1939-1970) was a British mountaineer who was killed on an expedition to climb the south face of the Himalayan massif Annapurna. ... ICE can refer to: InterCity Express, a German high-speed train Internal combustion engine, a fuel engine In-circuit emulator, a computer hardware device In case of emergency, emergency number in mobile phones Institution of Civil Engineers, British civil engineer guild Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, U.S. government agency Iron...

On 3 February 1987, Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer, a Polish climber, made the first ascent of a eight-thousander in winter. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerzy Kukuczka Jerzy Kukuczka was born on March 24, 1948 in Katowice, Poland. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ...

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Annapurna also refers to some breath-oriented techniques of meditation. Meditation usually refers to a state in which the body is consciously relaxed and the mind is allowed to become calm and focused. ...