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Annapurna

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A valley in Nepal with terraced hillsides for growing rice, and the Annapurna range in the distance. The highest of the Annapurna peaks, Annapurna 1, was first climbed in 1950 by a French expedition led by Maurice Herzog.
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Windswept peak of Annapurna III in the central Himalayas, Nepal. This is the third highest peak in the Annapurna range, at 7556 m/24,790 ft.
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The Himalayan peak Annapurna, as seen from a lowland village in Nepal. The Nepalese government has designated the area around the whole Annapurna range a conservation area.

Mountain 8,075 m/26,502 ft in the Himalayas, Nepal. The north face was first climbed by a French expedition (Maurice Herzog) in 1950 and the south by a British team in 1970.



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