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'''Mount Everest''' is the highest point on Earth, with a summit at 29,035 ft (8,850 m). (The formerly accepted elevation of 29,028 ft (8,848 m), established in the early 1950s, was recalculated in the late 1990s to be 29,035 ft.) <ref> http://www.mounteverest.net/ </ref>  

'''Mount Everest''', or '''Qomolangma''', is the highest point on Earth, with a summit at 29,035 ft (8,848 m). (The formerly accepted elevation of 29,028 ft (8,848 m), established in the early 1950s, was recalculated in the late 1990s to be 29,035 ft.) <ref> http://www.mounteverest.net/ </ref>  

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]].  

== 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 "Qomolangma" which translates to "mother of the universe". <ref> http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html </ref>

== Notable Climbers ==

== Notable Climbers ==