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Mount Everest first attracted interest in 1847 when it was suspected of being the world's highest mountain. This was confirmed in 1849. Prior to this it had probably been known to the natives but did not attract particular attention. It was first successfully climbed (not discovered) in 1953.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe history of that is complicated as it was obviously discovered by Nepalese and Tibetans many years before Europeans were on the scene. It was officially surveyed from a great distance in and around 1850 during the Great Trigonometric Survey of India. Its local Tibetan name is Chomolungma but the British were unaware of this since Tibet was closed to outsiders. Its British name was given in honour of a Surveyor General of India, Sir George Everest.
People from the Kirata group inhabited Nepal over 2500 years ago. It is a Sanskrit term for people who live in the mountains. Erosion has exposed prehistoric settlements and artifacts from the Early Paleolithic period to the Neolithic. In 1997 a hand axe was found that could be more than 730,000 years old. It is likely that some unknown prehistoric travelers long, long ago "discovered " Sagarmatha (Nepali). It was given the official name of Mount Everest in 1865 by an English surveyor, of course.
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∙ 7y agoMount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.
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∙ 7y agoMount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.
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Who was Mount Everest built for?
Mount Everest was not built; it formed by natural processes.
When was Mount Everest discoved?
Mount Everest was discovered in 1841.
Who descovered mount everest?
George Everest discovered Mount Everest in 1852.
Before Mount Everest was discovered what was the tallest mountain on earth?
It was still Mount Everest. Mount Everest is in Asia, in the Old World, and so was not recently discovered by Europeans.
The oil discovery on Mount Everest?
There has been no oil discovered on Mount Everest.
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.
Who disocvered Mount Everest?
Andrew Waugh discovered and measured the height of Mount Everest.
Which was the tallest Mountain before Mount Everest was discovered?
mt everest
The man who discovered mount Everest as the highest peak of the himalaya was?
In 1841 Andrew Waugh discovered and recorded the location of Mount Everest it was then called Peak XV
What was the tallest mountain in the world before mount Everest was found?
it was nothing!!! MT. EVEREST WAS STILL THE HIGHEST...JUST NOT DISCOVERED YET!
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.
Who was the man who discovered mount everest?
Mount Everest (known then as Peak B) was discovered and measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847.
