Fun fact 3 about Mount Everest
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Mount Everest is rising by about 2 mm per year due to tectonic activity.
Mount Everest
Nepal/China
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Mount Everest
Nepal/China
Elevation
8,849 m
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Nepal/China
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.
From the “Geology” section
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