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rapidplatypus [King of All Mountains]
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rapidplatypus [Major rivers' source]
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 ==== Sagarmāthā ====
-The highest mountain of the world was named after British surveyor Colonel Sir George Everest. The Nepalese call the mountain "Sagarmāthā" which means "Goddess of the Universe". [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest|Wikipedia]])].
+The highest mountain in the world was named after British surveyor Colonel Sir George Everest. The Nepalese call the mountain "Sagarmāthā" which means "Goddess of the Universe." [([[https://www.montana.edu/everest/facts/naming.html|Montana University]])]
 ==== Major rivers' source ====
-The Indus, the Yangtze and the Ganga-Brahmaputra have their source in the Himalayas. They create major river systems for the Asian continent.[([[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-himalayas-himalayas-facts/6341/|PBS]])].
+The Indus, the Yangtze and the Ganga-Brahmaputra have their source in the Himalayas. They create major river systems on the Asian continent. [([[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-himalayas-himalayas-facts/6341/|PBS]])]
 ==== King of All Mountains ====
-"Giriraj Himavat," the father of Ganga and Parvati, is the personification of the Himalayas. In Hinduism, they are personified as the King of All Mountains. [([[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofhind0000dall]])].
+"Giriraj Himavat," the father of Ganga and Parvati, is the personification of the Himalayas. In Hinduism, they are personified as the King of All Mountains. [([[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofhind0000dall|Archive]])]
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