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Lete's Landscape

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Lete has a stunning landscape, full of mountains. There are two majornear Lete, the Annapurna massif and the Dhaulagiri massif. These massifs include Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri I, the 10th ans 7th tallest mountains in the world, respectively. Here is a more detailed overview of these massifs:

Annapurna

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The Annapurna massif is near Lete, Nepal. It is known for its tallest mountain, Annapurna I. Annapurna I is the 10th tallest mountain in the world, and some parts of it are considered harder than K2 and Mount Everest. Besides that, it has a death rate of over 40%. That means almost 1 out of every 2 people that climb it die.

In Nepali, Nepal's language, Annapurna (अन्नपूर्ण) means 'food filled'. This is because it was named after the Hindu godess of food and nourishment. The name itself is derived from , as with many other words in Nepali.

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Dhaulagiri

Mt. Dhaulagiri

The Dhaulagiri massif is another range near Lete. It gets its name from Mt. Dhaulagiri, the tallest mountain in the massif and the 7th tallest mountain in the world. The word Dhaulagiri (धौलागिरी) is Nepali for dazzling, white, beautiful mountain.

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