Above the clouds that wreathe the mountains of Darjeeling rises the awful wall of Kanchenjunga. India (1923)

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Above the clouds that wreathe the mountains of Darjeeling rises the awful wall of Kinchinjunga whose name means the "five treasure-houses of the great snows." The highest peak is 28,146 feet. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Countries of the World". Type: Book illustration.

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Size: 4706px × 2773px
Location: India
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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