Monday, November 7, 2011

Mount Everest (Qomolongma / Sagarmatha)

Mount Everest
(Qomolongma / Sagarmatha)
Highest Mountain in the World

Everest from Kala Patthar in Nepal
Elevation 8,848 m (29,029 ft) 
Ranked 1st
Prominence 8,848 m (29,029 ft) 
Notice special definition for Everest.
Listing Seven Summits
Eight-thousander
Country high point
Ultra
Location
Mount Everest is located in Nepal
Mount Everest
Location on the Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal – Tibet, China border
Location Nepal Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
China Tingri County, XigazĂȘ Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
Range Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Coordinates 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″ECoordinates: 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
Climbing
First ascent 29 May 1953
New Zealand Edmund Hillary
Nepal Tenzing Norgay
Easiest route South Col (Nepal)

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