Mount Everest | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) [note 1] Ranked 1st |
Prominence | Ranked 1st (Special definition for Everest) |
Isolation | n/a |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 27°59′18″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98833°N 86.92528°E / 27.98833; 86.92528[1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | George Everest |
Native name |
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English translation | Holy Mother, Skyhead |
Geography | |
Location on the border between Koshi Province, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
Location | Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal;[3] Tingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China[note 2] |
Countries | China and Nepal |
Parent range | Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 29 May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay [note 3] Ranked 1st |
Normal route | Southeast ridge (Nepal) |
Mount Everest | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) [note 1] Ranked 1st |
Prominence | Ranked 1st (Special definition for Everest) |
Isolation | n/a |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 27°59′18″N 86°55′31″E / 27.98833°N 86.92528°E / 27.98833; 86.92528[1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | George Everest |
Native name |
|
English translation | Holy Mother, Skyhead |
Geography | |
Location on the border between Koshi Province, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
Location | Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal;[3] Tingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China[note 2] |
Countries | China and Nepal |
Parent range | Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 29 May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay [note 3] Ranked 1st |
Normal route | Southeast ridge (Nepal) |