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Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939–2016)
Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Japan
Island country in East Asia
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mount Everest
Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 16
Day of the year
May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)