2006-06-20 02:24:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Mount Everest. Its summit ridge marks the border between Nepal and China. The mountain is approximately 8,848 m (29,028 feet) high.
The mountain K2 comes in second at 8,611 m (28,251 feet) high.
2006-06-20 02:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bizi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mount everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, measured by the height of its summit above sea level. Its summit ridge marks the border between Nepal and China.
Elevation -------------8,848 meters (29,028 feet)
Ranked 1st
Location-------- Nepal and China (Tibet)
Range---- Khumbu Himal
Prominence--------- 8,848 meters (29,028 feet)
Coordinates--------- 27°59′16″N, 86°56′40″E
First ascent ---------May 29, 1953, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Easiest route -----South Col (Nepal)
2006-06-20 09:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Lira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt.Everest is the highest mountain on land but there is a mountain higher then that but it's part way under water
2006-06-20 09:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by soccerluver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highest point above sea level on Earth: Mt. Everest at 8,848 meters (29,028 feet)
Tallest mountain on Earth: Mauna Kea, Hawaii, rises 10,203 m (33,474 feet) from its base on the ocean floor; only 13,680 feet (4,170 m) are above sea level.
Tallest mountain in solar system: Olympus Mons. It rises 27 kilometres (88,600 feet) from it's base, and 25 km above the Martian surface.
2006-06-20 09:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest...in Nepal
2006-06-20 09:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by westervel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everest
2006-06-20 09:27:36 · answer #6 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest
2006-06-20 09:29:27 · answer #7 · answered by kath06phil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called as a peak of the mountain..
2006-06-20 09:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by Drone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Damn tall.
It's still Everest to us Westerners, Chomolungma to the natives
2006-06-20 09:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what I thought, Everest. Don't know anything else about it though...
2006-06-20 09:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋