Mount Everest does not grow by 5 inches a year, it is more like a few milimeters. This happens when two continents push together on the sea bed forcing Everest upwards.
The growth rate of Mount Everest is a few millimeters a year.
Every year the mountain grows taller by 4mm as a result of the upward thrust generated by two opposing tectonic plates.
Mount Everest grows a couple of millimetres each year
at the bottom it does
Mount Everest is approximately 29,032 feet (348,384 inches) tall.
There are no plants at the top of Mt. Everest, it is too cold for anything to grow at that altitude.
It continues to grow because the Eurasia plate and the Indian plate are constantly converging( moving together), forming the Himalayas.
Yes, many such as Strawberrys at the most!
It is said that Mount Everest grows every year by just a few millimeters.
Mt. Everest gets 2 inches taller every year. Take the fifteen years and multiply that by two to get the height increase over 15 years. Then add that number to Everest's present height to get the answer. This assumes that the effects of global warming are negligible.
Mt Everest.
Because of the extreme enviorment on Mount Everest no trees can grow there.