Mandu Kangri

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Mandu Kangri (also known as Masherbrum Far West and Masherbrum II) is a mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, with an elevation of 7,127 m (23, 383 ft) according to the survey of Eberhard Jurgalski. It is part of the Masherbrum Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram, and lies approximately 2.32 kilometres (1.44 mi) southeast of Masherbrum (7,821 metres (25, 659 ft)). Its topographic prominence is 627 m (2, 057 ft). The elevation of 7,127 metres (23, 383 ft) has been subject to dispute; a subsequent British expedition in 1994 suggested, on the basis of altimeter readings, that the true summit elevation may be approximately 660 metres (2, 170 ft), casting doubt on the original Italian claim of 7,200 metres (23, 600 ft).

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