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Bookmark or Share- Mount Everest - WikipediaMount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma, [note 4] is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. [4]
- Mount Everest: Highest Peak in the World - China HighlightsMount Everest, at 8,848 meters (29,030 feet) high, is the highest peak of the Himalayas and the highest poin t on Earth. The privilege of giving the peak its English name fell to British Surveyor General of India, Andrew Waugh, who named it Everest after his forerunner Colonel Sir George Everest, who accepted the honor under protest in 1865.
- Majestic Mount Everest: What to Know About the World's Tallest MountainKnown as Chomolungma in Tibetan and Sagarmāthā in Nepali, Everest is located in the Himalayas mountain range between Nepal and Tibet.From the summit, you can see Tibet, India, and Nepal. The British Royal Geographic Society named Mount Everest in 1865 in honor of Sir George Everest, surveyor general of India from 1830 to 1843. However, Everest didn’t want the peak named after him.
- Mount Everest - EducationMount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
- Mount Everest | Height, Location, Map, Facts, Climbers, & Deaths ...Mount Everest, mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Reaching an elevation of 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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