Here is a collection of Mount Everest interesting facts with respect to geography:
Do you know how old this great mountain is? Researchers have suggested that Mount Everest is close to 60 million years old!
All of us would have learned in our geography classes that Mount Everest stands tall at a height of 8848 meters i.e., 29,029 feet. However, with the continuous shift in the position of the glaciers and the tectonic plates, it has been found that the height of the mountain continues to increase by approximately 2 inches every year.
For those inclined towards geographical coordinates, Mount Everest is located at 27°59′16″ North, 86°56′40″ East. In terms of territorial location, it is a part of the Himalayas and is situated along the border of Nepal and Tibet.
When measured from sea-level, Mount Everest is without a doubt, the biggest mountain peak on this planet. However, if one considers the height of a mountain from its base to its peak, there exist a few other mountains such as Mount McKinley and Mauna Kea which are taller than Everest in totality. 'Taller' than the 'tallest'? Now that's one of the most interesting facts about Mount Everest, isn't it?
Do you know how old this great mountain is? Researchers have suggested that Mount Everest is close to 60 million years old!
All of us would have learned in our geography classes that Mount Everest stands tall at a height of 8848 meters i.e., 29,029 feet. However, with the continuous shift in the position of the glaciers and the tectonic plates, it has been found that the height of the mountain continues to increase by approximately 2 inches every year.
For those inclined towards geographical coordinates, Mount Everest is located at 27°59′16″ North, 86°56′40″ East. In terms of territorial location, it is a part of the Himalayas and is situated along the border of Nepal and Tibet.
When measured from sea-level, Mount Everest is without a doubt, the biggest mountain peak on this planet. However, if one considers the height of a mountain from its base to its peak, there exist a few other mountains such as Mount McKinley and Mauna Kea which are taller than Everest in totality. 'Taller' than the 'tallest'? Now that's one of the most interesting facts about Mount Everest, isn't it?
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