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Bookmark or Share- Mount Everest - National Geographic SocietyVocabulary. Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
- 32 of The Tallest Mountains in the World by ContinentAt 8,848 m – 29,029 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the indisputable highest mountain in the world by altitude. When we were younger, it was a dream to summit Mount Everest. As we grew older and wiser, we realized that a trek to Everest Base Camp was easier on both our pocketbooks at our safety.
- Highest Mountain in the World - Tallest Mountain - Geology.comMauna Kea: Tallest Mountain. Mauna Kea, a volcanic mountain on the island of Hawaii, has an altitude of 4,207 meters (13,803 feet) - much lower than Mount Everest.
- 10 Highest Mountains In The World - WorldAtlasPart of the famed Himalaya mountain range, on the border between Nepal and Tibet, Mount Everest actually goes by several names. Yes, it is most commonly referred to as the billboarded title, which was selected in honor of British surveyor, Sir George Everest.
- List of highest mountains on Earth - WikipediaMauna Loa (4,169 m or 13,678 ft) is the largest mountain on Earth in terms of base area (about 5,200 km 2 or 2,000 sq mi) and volume (about 42,000 km 3 or 10,000 cu mi), although, due to the intergrade of lava from Kilauea, Hualalai and Mauna Kea, the volume can only be estimated based on surface area and height of the edifice.
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