Annapurna is a Sanskrit word that literally means “full of food” but translates to Goddess of the Harvest. Annapurna is a Hindu fertility goddess. Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world, one of the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, and is the 94th most prominent mountain in the world. The mountain is technically named Annapurna I and is the high point of a massif that includes five other major peaks over 23,620 feet (7,200 meters), including 26,040-foot (7,937-meter) Annapurna II, the 16th highest mountain in the world.
Annapurna I is the highest point of a 34-mile-long range, which is east of the Kali Gandaki River’s deep gorge. The gorge, which separates Annapurna from Dhaulagiri I some 20 miles away, is considered the world's deepest canyon. It was the first 8,000-meter peak climbed and the first to be climbed without supplemental oxygen.
Location: Nepal, Asia
Elevation: 26,545 feet (8,091 meters)
Prominence: 9,790 feet (2,984 meters). 94th most prominent mountain in the world.
First Ascent: Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal (France), June 3, 1950
Coordinates: 28.596111 N / 83.820278 E
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