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It was named by mountain surveyor Sir Andrew Waugh (1810-1878) after his predecessor as British "Surveyor-General of India", Sir George Everest (1790-1866). This was done despite the objection of Everest, and the name was adopted by most European geographic societies.
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Who was Mount Everest named for?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
What is Mount Everest named for?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
Why is Mount Everest named so?
It was named after Sir George Everest.
Why it is named as mount Everest?
Mount Everest was first called Peak XV when it was discovered. It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
Why was everest named everest?
Peak XV was named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
Mt Everest was named after?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
Who named Mount Everest?
Andrew Waugh decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, his predecessor as Surveyor General of India.
Who named Mount Everest so and how?
Andrew Waugh decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, his predecessor as Surveyor General of India.
Who was the mount everest named after and how tall is it?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.Mount Everest is 8,848m high making it the highest mountain in the world.
What was made the mountain before it was called mount everest?
Mount Everest was first named as Peak B.
Was Mount Everest a n honor for someone?
Peak XV was named Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
When mount Everest was named after George Everest what was he?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India. In 1865, despite the objections from George Everest the Royal Geographical Society officially adopted Mount Everest as the name for the highest mountain in the world.
