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George Everest
He was Surveyor General to India and the first person to measure the height of Everest. His name was actually pronounced Eve-rest but Everest has stuck. In Tibetan the mountain is called Chomolungma (Goddess Mother of the Earth) and in Nepalese Sagamatha (or that may be the other way around).
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Mt. Everest is named after?
Mt Everest was named after Sir George Everest in 1865. He was a British surveyor-general of India.
Where did the name Mt Everest come from?
Named after sir george Everest
How Mt. Everest was named?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
What was Mt Everest named after?
Mt Everest was named after George Everest. George Everest was a Welsh person who was the Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.
How long did it take for George Everest to reach the top of Mt. Everest?
George Everest, after whom Mount Everest was named, did not reach the summit of the mountain. He was a surveyor and geographer who conducted extensive surveys and mapping of the Himalayas, but he did not attempt to climb Mount Everest.
Why did they name Mt Everest?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
How old was George Everest when he died?
Are you speaking of Sir George Everest? Mt Everest was named after him in 1865. He died in London in 1866.
When was Mt. Everest discovered?
Mount Everest was first measured and identified as the world's highest peak in 1856 by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. However, it was not officially named Mount Everest until 1865.
Was George Everest successful at climbing mt Everest and coming back down?
If you mean George Everest who after the mountain was named after then he never climbed on Mount Everest.
What mountain was the tallest when Mt. Everest was not discovered?
Mt Everest.
Who climbed to the top of Everest with sir edmand hillary?
A sherpa giude named Tensing Norgay climbed Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund.
Where in the world is Mt. Everest?
Mt Everest is located in China :)
