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Mount Everest was formed approx 60 million years ago, no one would know its height back then.

However, the first recorded height taken in 1852 was 29.002ft or 8.839.

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How was the height of mount Everest found out?

The first recorded height for Mount Everest was 29.002ft 8.839m in 1852.


How high was mount Everest when they first discovered it?

The first recorded height for Mount Everest when it was discovered was 29.002ft or 8.839m.


How was the height of Everest found out?

The first recorded height for Mount Everest was 29.002ft 8.839m in 1852.


When was Mt Everest first formed?

Mount Everest is approx 60 million years old


How did george Everest measure the height of Everest?

Today they use satalites to measure the height of Mount Everest. When the mountain was first measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847 they used a very large Theodolites weighing up tp 1100lbs and needing 12 men to carry them.


What is the actual height of Mount Everest?

1852 First Height Recorded: 29.002ft or 8.839m 1955 Revised Height: 29.028ft or 8.848m 1999 Revised Height: 29.035ft or 8.850m 2005 Revised Height: 29.017ft 2inches or 8.844.43m or: Sea Level to Mount Everest Summit is 5.5 Miles Most common used height referred to is: 29.028ft or 8.848m


Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice in world?

The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice was Santosh Yadav from India. She climbed Mount Everest in 1992 and 1993.


Do Mount Everest is an ocean first?

Yes the rocks that make up Mount Everest were formed on the bottom of the sea/ocean, this is proven by the fossils of sea creatures found at the summit. When the Indian subcontinent crashed into Asia this forced the rocks upwards to form the Himalayas which include Mount Everest.


How much taller is mount Everest than previously thought?

These are the known measurments for Mount Everest. 1852 - First Height Recorded: 29.002ft 8.839m 1955 - Revised Height: 29.028ft 8.848m 1999 - Revised Height: 29.035ft 8.850m 2005 - Revised Height: 29.017ft 2inches 8.844.43m Most people today still use 29.028ft 8.848m as its height.


Is Mount Everest the 3rd tallest mountain?

No, Mount Everest is the first tallest mountain in the world.


Who funded sir Edmund Hillary to climb Mount Everest?

The Mount Everest Committee was a body formed by the Alpine Club and the Royal Geographical Society to co-ordinate and finance the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition to Mount Everest and all subsequent British expeditions to climb the mountain until 1947. It was then renamed the Joint Himalayan Committee; this latter committee organized and financed the successful first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.


Who is the first female to reach mount Everest of India?

The first female to reach Mount Everest of India was Arunima Sinha.