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Radhanath Sickdhar spent four and a half years calculating data as part of the Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) in 1819 to determine the height of Peak XV, which became known as Mt. Everest. The world's highest mountain was named after Sir George Everest, the surveyor general of India.
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Is mt evrest located in the US?
yes it is i go to one
How old is mt evrest?
Mount Everest is approx 60 million years old.
What is the name of the person who found out the height of mt etna?
john seach
What country is mt evrest in?
Mount Everest is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet in the Himalayan mountains.
What is mt evrest real name?
The official Nepalese name for Mount Everest is Sagarmatha which means 'Mother of the Universe' The official Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Qomolangma or Chomolungma which means 'Goddess Mother of the World'
What rivers flow through mt Everest?
que rios sonlos que recorren el monte evrest
Is mt evrest the tallsest moutin?
Standing at 29.028ft or 8.848m high Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Is oh rid lake cold lake?
yes its very cold it can be almost to 1000 degress just like mt evrest
Who was the fist climb mt evrest?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they did so on the 29th May 1953 at 11.30 in the morning.
What time and date did sir Edmund Hillary conqur mt evrest?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they did so on the 29th May 1953 at 11am.
What was the previous name for mt Taranaki?
The previous name for mt Taranaki is Mt Egmount
What is the name of a volcanic mountain found in japan that starts with the letter f?
That would be Mt. Fuji.
