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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.

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What year did sir george Everest first discover mount Everest?

It was in 1852 that the highest mountain was located and recorded.


Who descovered mount everest?

George Everest discovered Mount Everest in 1852.


What did sir George Everest do?

sir george everest did estimations and calculations on mount everest.


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.


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.


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.


When did sir George Everest cliomb mount Everest?

Never. He did not climb it.


Why is Mount Everest named so?

It was named after Sir George Everest.


How old was george everest when he discovered mount everest?

This enormous peak was surveyed by Everest's successor, Andrew Scott Waugh, in his role as the Surveyor-General of India. George had nether climbed on Mount Everest.


Was Mount Everest a n honor for someone?

Peak XV was named Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.


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.


What is Mount Everest named for?

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