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It is is part of the [[Himalaya]] mountain range and is located on the border between [[Nepal]] and [[Tibet]].
It is is part of the [[Himalaya]] mountain range and is located on the border between [[Nepal]] and [[Tibet]].
However, Mount Everest is not the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. That is [[Chimborazo]] in Ecuador (6310m compared with Everest's 8848m; and not even the highest mountain in South America).
== History ==
== History ==
Mount Everest, once known as Peak 15, was named after [[Sir George Everest]], the British surveyor-general of [[India]] in 1865. In Nepal, Mt Everest is called "Sagarmatha" which translates roughly as "goddess of the sky" and in Tibet it is called "Chomolungma" which translates to "mother of the universe". <ref> http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html </ref>
Mount Everest, once known as Peak 15, was named after [[Sir George Everest]], the British surveyor-general of [[India]] in 1865. In Nepal, Mt Everest is called "Sagarmatha" which translates roughly as "goddess of the sky" and in Tibet it is called "Chomolungma" which translates to "mother of the universe". <ref> http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html Everest never set eyes on the mountain named after him.</ref>
== Notable Climbers ==
== Notable Climbers ==