Arrange the following Mountain peaks in increasing order of their heights from the sea level:
(A) Kanchanjunga
(B) K-2
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Nanga Parbat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (C), (D), (A), (B)
Each peak is placed by its height above sea level, from the lowest to the highest.
(C) Nanda Devi — 7,816 m, in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand; the lowest of the four.
(D) Nanga Parbat — 8,126 m, at the western end of the Himalaya.
(A) Kanchanjunga — 8,586 m, on the border of Sikkim and Nepal; the third highest peak in the world.
(B) K-2 — 8,611 m, in the Karakoram range; the second highest peak in the world, after Mount Everest.