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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everestnoun

    a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)

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  1. Mount Everestnoun

    The world's highest mountain, located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet.

  2. Etymology: Named by Andrew Waugh after George Everest.

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  1. Mount Everest

    Mount Everest (Nepali: सगरमाथा, romanized: Sagarmāthā; Tibetan: Chomolungma ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ; Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰; pinyin: Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. As of 2019, over 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain.The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers. As Nepal did not allow foreigners to enter the country at the time, the British made several attempts on the north ridge route from the Tibetan side. After the first reconnaissance expedition by the British in 1921 reached 7,000 m (22,970 ft) on the North Col, the 1922 expedition pushed the north ridge route up to 8,320 m (27,300 ft), marking the first time a human had climbed above 8,000 m (26,247 ft). The 1924 expedition resulted in one of the greatest mysteries on Everest to this day: George Mallory and Andrew Irvine made a final summit attempt on 8 June but never returned, sparking debate as to whether they were the first to reach the top. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first documented ascent of Everest in 1953, using the southeast ridge route. Norgay had reached 8,595 m (28,199 ft) the previous year as a member of the 1952 Swiss expedition. The Chinese mountaineering team of Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo, and Qu Yinhua made the first reported ascent of the peak from the north ridge on 25 May 1960.

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    Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world, located in the Himalayan range in Asia, specifically on the border between Nepal and Tibet. It is named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor. The mountain's height is approximately 8,848.86 meters or 29,031.7 feet above sea level, according to the most recent measurements. Mount Everest is a popular challenge for climbers, though it is known for its harsh and dangerous climbing conditions.

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  1. Mount Everest

    Mount Everest is the Earth's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres above sea level and the 5th tallest mountain measured from the centre of the Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point. Its massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, 8,516 m; Nuptse, 7,855 m and Changtse, 7,580 m. In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft. In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a recommendation by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Waugh named the mountain after his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest. Although Tibetans had called Everest "Chomolungma" for centuries, Waugh was unaware of this because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners. Mount Everest attracts many highly experienced mountaineers as well as capable climbers willing to hire professional guides. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather and wind.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mount Everest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mount Everest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Mount Everest in a Sentence

  1. Paul Callan:

    Boy, she's climbing the Mount Everest of death penalty cases in this case.

  2. Paul. F. Meekin:

    From the top of Mount Everest "Next time I am taking the lift."

  3. Ron Tipton:

    That 515,000 feet of up and down is equivalent to going from zero elevation to the top of Mount Everest 16 times.

  4. Rebecca Flowers:

    Earth is an active place, there used to be a lot more rocks sitting on top of Mount Everest, for example. But they've been eroded away and transported elsewhere by streams.

  5. John Griffin:

    I live in quite a tall Georgian house and I was taking a cup of tea up to my wife and I said by the time this lockdown is over, it will feel like I've climbed Mount Everest, i was more focused on trying to get some awareness and raise some money rather than how I was going to do it.


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