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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}<br />
{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Vasuki Parbat South<br />
| other_name = P 6702 <br />
| photo =<br />
| photo_caption = <br />
| elevation_m = 6702<br />
| elevation_ref =<ref name="v.s">{{cite web |title=Vasuki S |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/vasuki-s.html |website=PeakVisor |accessdate=8 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
| prominence_m = 280<br />
| prominence_ref =<ref name="v.s"/><br />
| listing = <br />
| range = [[Garhwal Himalaya]]<br />
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| location = [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
| map = India Uttarakhand<br />
| map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| label_position = right <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30|51|33|N|79|10|29|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_ref = <br />
| first_ascent = A Japanese Takaaki Fujii made a solo ascent on September 24, 1984.<br />
| easiest_route = <br />
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'''Vasuki Parbat South''' is a mountain of the [[Garhwal Himalaya]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. The elevation of Vasuki Parbat South is {{convert|6702|m|ft|0}} and its prominence is {{convert|280|m|ft|0}}. It is 49th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. [[Nanda Devi]], is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 1.6&nbsp;km south of Vasuki Parbat its nearest higher neighbor {{convert|6792|m|ft|0}} and 2.7&nbsp;km east of [[Bhagirathi Parbat I]] {{convert|6856|m|ft|0}}. It is located 4.6&nbsp;km SE of [[Bhagirathi Parbat II]] {{convert|6512|m|ft|0}} and 4.1&nbsp;km SE lies [[Satopanth]] {{convert|7075|m|ft|0}}.<br />
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==Gangotri National Park==<br />
The entire surrounding area are protected within the {{convert|2390|sqkm|abbr=on}} [[Gangotri National Park]], one of the largest conservation area in India. The Gangotri National Park is home to several world-class treks, including [[Gangotri]] [[Gomukh]] Tapoban Nandanvan, [[Kerdarnath Temple|Kerdarnath]] Vasuki tal trek, Har ki dun valley trek, Badrinath to Satopanth tal trek, Gangotri to Kedar tal trek, Gangotri to Badrinath trek via Kalindi khal and many more.{{cn|date=January 2021}}<br />
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==Climbing history==<br />
In 1984 A six-man Japanese expedition led by Kijoji Aizawa when failed to climb Bhagirathi I, one of the members, Takaaki Fujii made a solo ascent of P 6702 (21,988 feet) on September 24.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India–Garhwal, P 6702 |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1985 |volume=27 |issue=59 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198529802 |accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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September 4, 1988 three Italians Massimo Marchegianni, Tiziano Cantalamessa and Marcello Ceci claimed the first ascent of Vasuki Parbat South (21,988 feet). They reached the summit in alpine-style in four days climbing the east face. They approached the peak via Nandanban and the Chaturangi Glacier and Sundar Glacier.<ref name="vasuki s">{{cite journal |title=AAC Publications - Asia, India—Garhwal, P 6702 or Vasuki Parbat South, 1988 |journal=publications.americanalpineclub.org |date=1990 |volume=32 |issue=64 |url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199026602 |accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Neighboring and subsidiary peaks==<br />
neighboring peaks of Vasuki Parbat South:<br />
* '''[[Vasuki Parbat]]''', 6,792m (22,283&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|52|30|N|79|10|30|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Satopanth]]''', 7,075m (23,212&nbsp;ft), {{coord|30|50|42|N|79|12|45|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat I]]''', 6,856m (22493&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|51|00|N|79|08|57|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat II]]''', 6,512m (21365&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|55|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Bhagirathi Parbat III]]''', 6,454m (21175&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|09|N|79|08|01|E|type:mountain}}<br />
* '''[[Shivling (mountain)|Shivling]]''', 6,543m (21467&nbsp;ft){{coord|30|52|49.48|N|79|03|48.49|E|type:mountain}}<br />
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==Glaciers and rivers==<br />
Vasuki Parbat is surrounded by the Vasuki Glacier on the west side and Sundar Bamak (Glacier) on the east side northern side is surrounded by [[Chaturangi Glacier]]. [[Vasuki Glacier]] and [[Sundar Glacier]] merge with Chaturangi Glacier. Chaturangi Glacier merge with Gangotri Glacier from the snout of Gangotri Glacier emerges Bhagirathi river also called Ganga or Ganges after it meets Alaknanda at [[Dev Pryag]].{{cn|date=January 2021}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]</div>imported>AnomieBOT