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Why are there shells on Mount Everest?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Because the rocks comprising Mount Everest and the Himalayan mountain range were originally deposited beneath the sea, and contained many shells. The mountains were formed by compression and folding of the ancient sea-bed.

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