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∙ 10y agoAndrew Waugh decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, his predecessor as Surveyor General of India.
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∙ 11y agoMount Everest is named after George Everest who was in charge of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India when it was discovered.
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∙ 11y agoPeak XV was named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
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∙ 11y agoIn 1830 George Everest became the Surveyor-General of India. When he died, it was name Mount Everest after him.
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∙ 11y agosir George Everest
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Mt. Everest is named after?
Mt Everest was named after Sir George Everest in 1865. He was a British surveyor-general of India.
When was Mt. Everest discovered?
Mt. Everest was discovered in 1819 by a man named Radhanath Sickdhar.
Where did the name Mt Everest come from?
Named after sir george Everest
How Mt. Everest was named?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
What was Mt Everest named after?
Mt Everest was named after George Everest. George Everest was a Welsh person who was the Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.
How did Mt. Everest get its name?
Mount Everest was named after George Everest the Surveyor-General of India. Find out more about it at the link given.
How old was George Everest when he died?
Are you speaking of Sir George Everest? Mt Everest was named after him in 1865. He died in London in 1866.
Why did they name Mt Everest?
It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
What mountain was the tallest when Mt. Everest was not discovered?
Mt Everest.
Was George Everest successful at climbing mt Everest and coming back down?
If you mean George Everest who after the mountain was named after then he never climbed on Mount Everest.
What continent is mt. Everest?
Mt. Everest can be found on Asia
Where in the world is Mt. Everest?
Mt Everest is located in China :)
