Everest tends to hog all the fame, but actually, the entire continent of Asia is full of huge mountains. The top 100 tallest mountains in the world are all in Asia. None of the seven summits – the highest mountains on each continent – are on this list except Everest.
Of the mountains of the world, no other stands taller than Mount Everest. At its highest peak, it reaches into the sky 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level. The mountain is reported to add to its height by 6 mm (0.25”) every year. In Nepal, Earth’s largest mountain is called “Sagarmatha” and “Chomolungma” in Tibet. Mount Everest borders both nations. Mount Everest is part of the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal which is home to four of the 6 highest peaks on planet Earth. Mount Everest is part of the continent of Asia and is estimated to be more than 60 million years old.
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in Asia and the world, stands on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Reaching an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters), it was first recognized as the highest point on the Earth’s surface by the governmental Survey of India in 1852. Major expeditions up Everest began in the 1920s, but it was not until 1953 that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay—members of an expedition sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club—unquestionably reached its summit. Mystery still surrounds the disappearance in 1924 of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, who may have reached the summit before vanishing. Mallory’s body was found at 26,760 feet (8,156 meters) in 1975; Irvine remains missing.
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