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2007-02-24 14:13:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Mount Everest in Nepal.

2007-02-24 14:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

Mount Everest, mountain peak in the Himalayas of southern Asia, considered the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is situated at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau (Qing Zang Gaoyuan), on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Mount Everest was known as Peak XV until 1856, when it was named for Sir George Everest, the surveyor general of India from 1830 to 1843. The naming coincided with an official announcement of the mountain's height, taken as the average of six separate measurements made by the Great Trigonometrical Survey in 1850. Most Nepali people refer to the mountain as Sagarmatha, meaning “Forehead in the Sky.” Speakers of Tibetan languages, including the Sherpa people of northern Nepal, refer to the mountain as Chomolungma, Tibetan for “Goddess Mother of the World.”

The height of Mount Everest has been determined to be 8,850 m (29,035 ft). The mountain’s actual height, and the claim that Everest is the highest mountain in the world, have long been disputed. But scientific surveys completed in the early 1990s continued to support evidence that Everest is the highest mountain in the world. In fact, the mountain is rising a few millimeters each year due to geological forces. Global Positioning System (GPS) has been installed on Mount Everest for the purpose of detecting slight rates of geological uplift.

2007-02-24 22:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by yoyox_34 2 · 0 0

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha(सगरमाथा) or Chomolungma pronounced as (Jongmalunga) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and China.

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Mount Everest, the world's highest mountainThe following is a list of the world's 109 highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks.

2007-02-24 22:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha(सगरमाथा) or Chomolungma (ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ) pronounced as (Jongmalunga) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and China.

2007-02-24 22:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by paul13051956 3 · 0 0

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It is part of a mountain range called the Himialyas. Mount everest is 29,035 feet tall.

2007-02-24 22:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by dssksri 2 · 0 0

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest/ Chomolungma. Height in miles: 8,848, height in feet: 29,028. Region: Nepal/ Tibet. Coordinates: 27°59′17″N, 86°55′31″E.

2007-02-24 22:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by h71175 1 · 0 0

Mount Everest

2007-02-24 22:17:55 · answer #7 · answered by mrscarter1977 1 · 0 0

The highest mountain is Mt Everest.

2007-02-24 22:16:13 · answer #8 · answered by Ann 3 · 0 0

You don't state which world you are from. Mt Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth but on Mars, Mt. Olympus is 10X larger.

2007-02-25 00:13:16 · answer #9 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0 0

Mount Everest located in the Himalayan mountains is the highest mountain in the world, measuring 8,848 metres high.

2007-02-24 22:54:58 · answer #10 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0 0

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