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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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Who was Mount Everest built for?
Mount Everest was not built; it formed by natural processes.
Who descovered mount everest?
George Everest discovered Mount Everest in 1852.
When was Mount Everest discoved?
Mount Everest was discovered in 1841.
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.
Why it is named as mount Everest?
Mount Everest was first called Peak XV when it was discovered. It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
