Question

Which is the third highest peak in the Himalayas?
(A) Mount Lhotse
(B) Mount Makalu
(C) Mount Fuji
(D) Mount Kanchenjunga

Answer 1

Correct answer is option (D) Mount Kanchenjunga.

Below are the elevation details of the given peaks:

Mt. Lhotse - about 8500 m

Mt. Makalu - about 8460 m

Mt.Fuji - not part of Himalayas; it is a volcano in Japan

Mt. Kanchenjunga - about 8590 m which is the 3rd highest peak in the Himalayas.

Answer 2

The third highest peak in the Himalayas is the Mount Kanchenjunga.

Option (D).

Explanation:

• Kanchenjunga is known to be the world's third most remarkable and tallest mountain, with a total amount of rise of 28,169 feet.

• It is found in the regions of the eastern Himalayas.

• The name Kanchenjunga is actually gotten from the four total expressions of the origin of Tibet.

• This mountain is known to be a piece of the Great Indian Himalaya Range.

• The Kanchenjunga massif is as a massive fold, the arms of which broaden and extend towards the direction of north, south, east, and west.

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