Mount Everest or Mount Chomolungma, is the world's higest mountain highest above sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located in the Himalayason the NEPAL(Sagarmatha Zone)-China (Tibet) border.
In 1856, the Great Trigonoment Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Societyupon recommendation of andrew Waugh , the British Surveyor General of Inda at the time, who named it after his predecessor in the post, and former chief, Sir George Everest.Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries, but Waugh was unable to propose an established local name because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners.
In 1856, the Great Trigonoment Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Societyupon recommendation of andrew Waugh , the British Surveyor General of Inda at the time, who named it after his predecessor in the post, and former chief, Sir George Everest.Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries, but Waugh was unable to propose an established local name because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners.
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