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What is Mount Everest named for?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.

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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.


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.


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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?

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Was Mount Everest a n honor for someone?

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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.


When did sir George everstest discover Mount Everest?

Sir George Everest did not discover Mount Everest. Andrew Waugh was the person who discovered Mount Everest. Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest for all his work he done on mapping India.