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'''Mount Everest''' is the tallest (on land) mountain on Earth (29,035 feet).

'''Mount Everest''' is the highest mountain on Earth (29,028 feet).  

Located in [[Tibet]], it is part of the [[Himalayas]]. It was first climbed by [[Edmund Hillary]] who famously said he was climbing it "Because it's there!" and [[Tenzing Norgay]].

Located in [[Nepal]], on the Nepal- [[Tibet]] border, it is part of the [[Himalaya]] mountain range. It was first climbed by [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] and [[Tenzing Norgay]] on May 29th, 1954.  Although sometimes attributed to Hillary, the quotation on why he was climbing Everest, "Because it's there," was actually said by [[George Mallory]], who, with his partner Andrew Irving, attempted Everest in 1924.  They were unsuccessful in their attempt, and both died on the mountain.

[[Category:Mountains|Everest, Mount]]

[[Category:Mountains|Everest, Mount]]