Just how high is Mount Everest?
Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but have now agreed that the official height is a bit more than their previous calculations
08 December 2020 - 13:54
Kathmandu — Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s tallest peak that straddles their shared border.
Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but after each sent an expedition of surveyors to the summit they have agreed that the official height is 8,848.86m, a bit more than their previous calculations...
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