References

References

 Krulwich, Robert (April 7, 2007). "The 'Highest' Spot on Earth?". Retrieved 21 March 2009. ^ For Nepal, the heights indicated on the Nepal Topographic Maps are followed. For China and the Baltimore Karakoram, the heights are those of "The Maps of Snow Mountains in China". For the Hi spar Karakorum the heights on a Russian 1:100,000 topo map  seem to be more accurate than the customarily quoted heights probably based on US army maps from the 50s . Elsewhere, unless otherwise indicated, heights are those in Jill Neate's "High Asia". ^ Coordinates were established by comparing topographical maps with satellite images and SRTM-derived terrain maps. The terrain maps and satellite images often don't match exactly. An asterisk indicates that the map and image are shifted by more than 100 m  and/or that the landscapes around the summit don't match. ^ The prominence data were extracted from a combination of maps and computer aided analysis of NASA's 3" SRTM data. Prominences over 1,450 m were copied from this website. ^ Here defined as the first higher mountain beyond the key saddle with at least 500 m prominence itself. ^ The number of ascents and failed attempts up to 2004 is extracted from the Alpine Club Himalayan index. These are the number of expeditions (not individuals) that announced their ascent or attempt in a journal. They are probably quite accurate for the rarely climbed peaks (though omissions were noted), but greatly underestimate the number of ascending parties on the easier and/or more popular mountains, like most eight-thousanders. For instance, Mt Everest has been scaled 2,251 times by individuals up to 2004 . ^ Given the large differences between multiple "final" measurements of Mt Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed. For more information, see Mount Everest#Measurement. ^ Everest IS parent to K2 by the definition of topographic prominence. See also, the discussion page. ^ The highest (Eastern) summit of Saser Kangri II has just recently been climbed, August 24th, 2011  The lower West peak, 2.5 km away, has been climbed in 1984 and twice since. ^ According to the 1996 Himalayan Journal (pp.29-36), the highest point of the Kabru massif (the North summit) was climbed by an Indian Army team in May 1994 ^ The height is unknown, but over 7,200 meters on both Chinese and Russian maps of the area. ^ The name and information about this summit was extracted from the May 2003 edition of Japanese Alpine News.
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