   kangchenjunga (, sikkimese and , ) is the third highest mountain in the world. it rises with an elevation of  in a section of the himalayas called kangchenjunga himal that is limited in the west by the tamur river and in the east by the teesta river. the kangchenjunga himal is located in eastern nepal and sikkim, india.dhar, o. n. and s. nandargi (2000). an appraisal of precipitation distribution around the everest and kanchenjunga peaks in the himalayas weather 55 (7): 223â234. the main peak of kangchenjunga is the second highest mountain in nepal after mount everest. three of the five peaks â main, central and south â are on the border between north sikkim and nepal.{{cite book |author=gurung, h. and r. k. shrestha |year=1994 |title=nepa
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