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Page 1 of 6 Annapurna is a sequence of summit in the Himalaya, a 55-km. Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 . It is located east of a huge ravine cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki River, which separates it from the Dhaulagiri massif. (Dhaulagiri I lies 34km (21 mi) west of Annapurna I.) Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fruitfulness and farming and an avatar of Durga
GeographyThe Annapurna massif contains six major peaks over 7,200 m:
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