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Fun fact 2 about Mount Everest

Mt. Everest from Gokyo Ri November 5, 2012
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The first person to identify Everest as the world's highest peak was Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar in 1852.

Mount Everest
Nepal/China
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Mount Everest

Nepal/China

Elevation
8,849 m
Countries
Nepal/China
1st tallest mountain in the world

Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth 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 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m.

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