Mount Everest
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| Elevation | 8848 |
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| Locations | Solukhumbu District |
| Province No. 1 | |
| Nepal | |
| Tingri County | |
| Xigazê | |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| China | |
| Normal route | Nepal |
| First ascenders | Edmund Hillary |
| Tenzing Norgay | |
| Countries | Nepal |
| China | |
| Did you know | The traditional Nepalese name is Sagarmatha. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 816261 |
About Mount Everest
Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha and in Tibetan as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal and China runs across its summit point.
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