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    10 Annapurna I East, 8,026m

    This mountain is the tallest in the Annapurna range and the tenth-tallest peak in the world. Annapurna is named after a Hindu goddess, whose name means ‘filled with food’. With the huge mountain creating runoff water for much of the land below, it provides the ideal conditions for crops and food to be grown for the surrounding communities. The Annapurna mountain range has been a conservation area since 1985, becoming the largest protected area in Nepal.

    9 Nanga Parbat, 8,126m

    The name means ‘naked mountain’ in Urdu, due

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