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Mount Everest was discovered what was the tallest mountain on earth?
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Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world, but calculations based on various readings and measurements made by the Great Trigonometric Survey of India in 1849 came to the conclusion that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, was the highest.
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Which was the tallest Mountain before Mount Everest was discovered?
mt everest
Before Mount Everest was discovered what was the tallest mountain on earth?
It was still Mount Everest. Mount Everest is in Asia, in the Old World, and so was not recently discovered by Europeans.
Is Mount Everest the 3rd tallest mountain?
No, Mount Everest is the first tallest mountain in the world.
What was the tallest mountain in the world before mount Everest was found?
it was nothing!!! MT. EVEREST WAS STILL THE HIGHEST...JUST NOT DISCOVERED YET!
Is mount Everest the tallest mountain in the England?
No Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world , and it falls in Nepal.
Why is Mount Everest the tallest mountain?
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain because it is taller that any other mountain today.
Is mount Everest the tallest in the world or is it mount kea?
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Is Mount Everest the tallest mountain in France?
Mt. Everest is in Asia. Mount Blanc is the tallest mountain in France.
What is Wisconsin's tallest mountain?
the tallest mountain is mount everest
Is mount kosciuszco the tallest mountain in the world?
No it is not, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Is the tallest mountain Mauna Kea or Mount Everest?
Mount Everest.
Were is the tallest mountain located?
the tallest mountain is mount Everest Nevada
