Kabru
mountain of the Himalayas
Kabru is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border of eastern Nepal and India. It is part of a ridge that extends south from the third highest mountain in the world, Kangchenjunga, and is the southernmost 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) peak in the world.
The main features of this ridge are as follows (north to south):
Kangchenjunga South top, 8476 m, at 27°41′30″N 88°09′15″E
A 6600–6700 m saddle, located at 27°39′51″N 88°09′39″E
A 7349 m summit, known as Talung, at 27°39′18″N 88°07′51″E
A 6983 m saddle, at 27°38′51″N 88°07′21″E
A 7412 m summit, at 27°38′06″N 88°07′06″E. This point has sufficient prominence to be classified as the highest point of a separate mountain, according to the definition used in List of highest mountains. It is confusingly referred to by some authorities as "Kabru IV", but it is not clear that this is correct, or that any "Kabru" name is correctly applied to this summit.
A substantial "field of firn" measuring about 2 km from north to south, and 1 km from east to west. This is almost entirely over 7200 m, and the watershed divide that runs through this field does not drop below this height.
A 7338 m summit, at ca. 27°37′09″N 88°07′28″E, at the eastern boundary of the field of firn. This point is known as Kabru North. Although it is lower than the 7412 m summit, it has been at times considered to be Kabru's highest point, with the higher summit considered to be an unnamed summit along the ridge to Kangchenjunga.
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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 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3115880. Authority coordinates are 27.635, 88.118. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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