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What did sir George Everest do?
sir george everest did estimations and calculations on mount everest.
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.
Was it irresitible for sir george Everest to climb the mount Everest?
Sir George Everest did not climb Mount Everest. He was the person who was the Surveyor-General of India who located and recorded Mount Everest while doing the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.
Why is Mount Everest named so?
It was named after Sir George Everest.
Did sir george Everest climb mount Everest?
Yes.. he tried to but he died and Then Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest. Also the friends of Sir George Everest who tried to climb the Mountain with him also died. Sir George Everest died on 1st December 1866.
Mt Everest was named after?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
What year did sir george Everest first discover mount Everest?
It was in 1852 that the highest mountain was located and recorded.
Did George Lowe climb Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary?
No, only Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did.
How did Mt. Everest get its name?
Mt. Everest was named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor-general of India who was responsible for mapping the subcontinent, including the Himalayas, in the 19th century. The mountain was originally known as Peak XV, but in 1865, the Royal Geographical Society officially named it Mount Everest in honor of Sir George Everest's contributions to the mapping of the region.
Who was named after Mt. Everest?
Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest. He was a British military engineer who served as a surveyor general of India from 1829 to 1843. During this time he surveyed the peak. Sir George Everest was the first person to record the location and height of Mount Everest which at that time was called Peak XV. http://www.everest1953.co.uk/Facts.php
What year did sir edmand Hillary climb mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary climbed mount Everest in 1953.
Why was mount Everest named mount Everest?
It was named by mountain surveyor Sir Andrew Waugh (1810-1878) after his predecessor as British "Surveyor-General of India", Sir George Everest (1790-1866). This was done despite the objection of Everest, and the name was adopted by most European geographic societies.
