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.
Probably Kangchenjunga. It is actually the third highest peak on the planet, but prior to the establishment of the height of Everest, Kangchenjunga was thought by many to be the highest. When the British survey was completed, Everest came out 'on top', and Kangchenjunga came in third.
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
Kanchenjunga was thought to be the highest mountain before Mount Everest was discovered.
Kanchenjunga was thought to be the highest mountain before Mount Everest was discovered.
Kangchenjunga was then considered the highest peak in the world, until Mount Everest was discovered.
The highest mountain before Mount Everest is Kangchenjunga, located in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and India. Kangchenjunga has an elevation of 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) and is the third highest peak in the world.
it was nothing!!! MT. EVEREST WAS STILL THE HIGHEST...JUST NOT DISCOVERED YET!
Mount Kanchenjunga was the highest mountain on earth before mt. Everest + is located in Nepal
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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yes it was. it was found in 1623 and the first person to find it was recardo treatg
Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world standing at 8,586m or 28,169ft high.
Mount Everest was the highest mountain regardless of whether it was discovered or not. Due to tectonic movements, Mount Everest was growing since the dawn of humanity some 2-4 million years ago. Before that it is possible that Everest wasn't the highest mountain, but since there aren't any records stating height of mountains, then we could technically say that Everest has always been the highest mountain regardless of whether humans or their descendants named a higher mountain.
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mont Everest is always been the highest mountain
It was still Mount Everest. Mount Everest is in Asia, in the Old World, and so was not recently discovered by Europeans.
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.