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Mount Everest

#1 in World

Nepal/China

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Elevation
8,849 m
Coordinates
27.9881, 86.9250
Category
mountains

Overview

The highest point on Earth - summit of all summits.

About

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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