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		The fourteen 8000 meter giants Mountain Also known as Meters Feet Location Everest Chomolungma, Sagarmatha 8850 29035 Nepal/Tibet K2 Chogori 8611 28250 Pakistan/China Kangchenjunga   8586 28169 India/Nepal Lhotse   8516 27940 Nepal/Tibet Makalu   8463 27766 Nepal/Tibet Cho Oyu   8201 26906 Nepal/Tibet Dhaulagiri   8167 26795 Nepal Manaslu   8163 26781 Nepal Nanga Parbat   8125 26660 Pakistan Annapurna   8091 26545 Nepal Gasherbrum I  Hidden Peak 8068 26470 Pakistan/China Broad Peak   8047 26400 Pakistan/China Gasherbrum II   8035 26360 Pakistan China Shisha Pangma "The range above the grassy plain" 8017 26290 Tibet