Nupla Khang
mountain in the Himalayas
Nupla Khang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas along the border of Nepal and China. The peak is situated between Cho Oyu to the east and Everest to the west.
Nupla Kahng was first climbed on 2 November 2018 by Garrett Madison, Ingvild Marie Settemsdel of Norway, Joshua Joseph Miller, Sidney Pattison, Kristin Ann Bennett, and Ben Veres, all from the US as part of a multinational expedition. Also climbing and part of the expedition were Nepalese Sherpa: Aang Phurba Sherpa, Pasdawa Sherpa, Kam Dorjee Sherpa, Tashi Sherpa, Lakpa Dendi and Pemba Tenzing.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Nupla Khang” as mountain in the Himalayas. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as mountain in the Himalayas. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65040223. Authority coordinates are 28.074, 86.767. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2018.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Nupla Khang”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Nupla Khang primary sources, Nupla Khang archive and Nupla research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Nupla Khang”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Nupla Khang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.