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Everest, Mount |
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Everest, MountWorld's highest mountain above sea level, in the Himalayas range, on the China–Nepal frontier; height 8,848 m/29,028 ft. It was first climbed by New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. More than 700 climbers have reached the summit; over 100 have died attempting the ascent, 55 of those in the period 1990–98. The English name comes from George Everest (1790–1866), surveyor-general of India. In 1987 a US expedition obtained measurements of K2 that disputed Everest's ‘highest mountain’ status, but satellite measurements have established Mount Everest as the highest.
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