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  1. Mount Everest (also Mount Sagarmatha or Mount 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. [3]

  2. Oct 19, 2023 · Mount 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.

  3. www.worldatlas.com › mountains › mount-everestMount Everest - WorldAtlas

    Jul 16, 2021 · Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, is located in the Mahalangur Himal subrange of the Himalayas. It lies on the boundary between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Nepal. Rising to an elevation of 8,848.86m, Mount Everest is the most prominent peak among the Seven Summits of the World.

  4. Located at the junction of the Eurasian and South Asian (Indian) tectonic plates, Mount Everest is in the central part of the Himalayas mountain range, the highest range in the world. Everest is on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China, on the high southern lip of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, an area known as a) "the roof of the world".

  5. Mount Everest, Tibetan Chomolungma Nepali Sagarmatha, Peak on the crest of the Himalayas, southern Asia. The highest point on Earth, with a summit at 29,035 ft (8,850 m), it lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

  6. 2 days ago · Everest, also known as Chomolungma and Sagarmāthā, stands 8,849 metres above sea level, in the Himalayan mountain chain, which also contains the world’s third-highest peak, Kanchenjunga (8,586...

  7. 3 days ago · Mount Everest - Himalayas, Summit, Peak: Controversy over the exact elevation of the summit developed because of variations in snow level, gravity deviation, and light refraction. The figure 29,028 feet (8,848 metres), plus or minus a fraction, was established by the Survey of India between 1952 and 1954 and became widely accepted.

  8. Jun 19, 2024 · Mount Everest (coordinates: 27°59′17″ N, 86°55′31″E), the highest mountain in the world, is located in the border region of China and Nepal with its peak point at elevation of 8,848m (290,290ft) in China. That means China and Nepal share this mountain, whose north part is on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau in China and south side lies in Nepal.

  9. Mount Everest —also known as Sagarmatha or Chomolungma —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 Tibet.

  10. May 13, 2024 · Mount Everest sits on the border of Nepal and China. The summit is believed to be the highest place in the whole world. Until 2020, the Nepal and Chinese authorities couldn't agree on...

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