Gongga Shan (7,556 m), also known as Minya Konka, is the highest mountain in Sichuan, China. It is situated in the Daxue Shan mountain range at about 29° 45' N 101° 50' E.
In 1930 the explorer Joseph Rock, making the first attempt to measure its altitude, mis-calculated its height as 30,250 feet (9,220 m) and cabled the National Geographic Society to announce Minya Konka as the highest mountain in the world. This measurement was viewed with suspicion from the start, and the Society's decision to check Rock's calculations before publication was well-founded. Following discussions with the Society, Rock reduced the claim to 7,803 m (25,600 feet) in his formal publication. A second, better equipped American team, returning in 1932, reduced the measurement still further to 7,590 m, and succeeded in climbing to the summit.
GonggaShan (Chinese: 貢嘎山), also known as Minya Konka, is the highest mountain in Sichuan, China.
It is situated in the Daxue Shanmountain range at about 29°45′ N 101°50′ E.
In 1930 the explorer Joseph Rock, making the first attempt to measure its altitude, mis-calculated its height as 30,250 feet (9,220 m) and cabled the National Geographic Society to announce Minya Konka as the highest mountain in the world.
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