Identifier: roundkangchenjun00fresrich (find matches)
Title: Round Kangchenjunga; a narrative of mountain travel and exploration
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Freshfield, Douglas William, 1845-1934
Subjects: Geology -- India Sikkim Kanchenjunga (Nepal and India)
Publisher: London : E. Arnold
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Chomo-kankar, in the shape of a gigantic rock-tooth. We had no means of measuring its height, nor could I at first get any help to its identification from maps. On further research, I think, however, it is possible that it may be the T.42 of the Report of the Pundit M. H. issued separately in 1887. This peak and another near it, T.45, situated respectively 21 and 18 miles W.N.W. of Chomokankar, were observed by the late Colonel Tanner, who fixed their heights from the plains.1 These peaks rise a few miles to the west of the chief pass of the district, the Pangu La, 1 The subjoined details have been kindly supplied me by the Surveyor-General. Name of Peak. T.42 T.45 Latitude. Longitude. Height in feet above Sea-level. Number of rays determining Discrepancy per mile in common side of triangles. Fixed from Posi-tion. Height. 28 6 35-8 28 5 30-3 86 39 45-0 25,430 1 86 42 16-3 26,740 3 1 2 Feet. 1-4 1-6 Tirhoot Dis-trict (Bengal). Purnea Dis-trict (Bengal). Printed as 26,940 on the 16-mile map of Nepal.
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The Lapchikang Group from Chunjerma. 1. Chomokankar 2. Makalu 3. Unidentified Peak.

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