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Don't confuse the diving board with the swimming pool! Wikipedia is often a good diving board, but it's good for getting you into the pool. It's not the pool. The pool includes: credible websites, books, articles, lectures by experts (sometimes on Youtube).
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Mount Everest – also called Sagarmāthā (Nepali: सगरमाथा), Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ) or Zhumulangma (Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) – is the highest mountain on Earth, and the highest point on the Earth's crust, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China. In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon recommendation of Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India at the time. Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries, but Waugh was unable to propose an established local name because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners. The highest mountain in the world attracts climbers of all levels, from well experienced mountaineers to novice climbers willing to pay substantial sums to professional mountain guides to complete a successful climb. |
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, and it is also the highest point on the Earth, measuring 29,029 ft above sea level. The mountain is part of the Himalaya range in Asia, and it is located on the border between Nepal, and Tibet, China. In 1856, the Indian organization known as the Great Trigonometric Survey created the first published height of Everest. At that time it was known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society. This happened because Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India at the time, recommended it. Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries. The highest mountain in the world is a magnet for climbers of all levels, from well seasoned mountaineers to beginner climbers willing to pay plenty of money to professional mountain guides to complete a successful ascent. |
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