Mount Everest is more than two feet taller, China and Nepal announce
Based on parallel surveys conducted by the two countries, the new height measurement has been accepted for use by the National Geographic Society.
ByFreddie Wilkinson
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The highest point on Earth has a newly announced elevation. Mount Everest is 29,031.69 feet above sea level, according to survey results presented today. That is more than two feet higher than the altitude previously recognized by the government of Nepal.
The elevation, which was announced on December 8 in a joint statement by the Survey Department of Nepal and Chinese authorities, is the culmination of a multiyear project to definitively measure the legendary mountain. As the first serious survey of Everest in 16 years, the effort has been closely followed by the geographic community particularly scientists analyzing how a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 affected the region. (Find out why Mount Everest changes height.)
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Chinese surveyors take a group photograph after summiting Mount Qomolangma on May 27. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mount Qomolangma is becoming taller, China and Nepal jointly announced on December 8. It has currently reached 8848.86 meters, setting a new historical record for the height.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced this result in their exchanged letters. Xi noted that the teams of both countries have overcome various difficulties, carrying out important work and finally determining the new altitude.
In spring 2019, a climbers team from Nepal summited the mountain to collect data for the purpose of this measurement. It was the first time ever for Nepal to organize such a measuring expedition to the top. In May 2020, a team from China climbed the mountain for further data collection.
· 2020-12-09 · Source: Xinhua News Agency
Aerial photo taken on May 14 shows a view of Mount Qomolangma(XINHUA)
The new height of Mount Qomolangma, the world s highest peak, is 8,848.86 meters, according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on December 8.
The figure, including the height of the snowcap, was confirmed by surveyors from the two countries, which reached a consensus last year to jointly declare the remeasured height of the peak and conduct scientific research on it.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, exchanging letters with his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari on December 8, called Mount Qomolangma an important symbol of the China-Nepal traditional friendship.
By Yuan Yuan · 2020-12-21 · Source: NO.52 DECEMBER 24, 2020
Chinese surveyors take a group photograph after summiting Mount Qomolangma on May 27(XINHUA)
Mount Qomolangma is becoming taller, China and Nepal jointly announced on December 8. It has currently reached 8848.86 meters, setting a new historical record for the height.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced this result in their exchanged letters. Xi noted that the teams of both countries have overcome various difficulties, carrying out important work and finally determining the new altitude.
In spring 2019, a climbers team from Nepal summited the mountain to collect data for the purpose of this measurement. It was the first time ever for Nepal to organize such a measuring expedition to the top. In May 2020, a team from China climbed the mountain for further data collection.
Nepal and China give Mount Everest, and their relations, a boost
The worldâs tallest mountain grows by more than 2 feet
By Bhadra Sharma and Emily Schmall New York Times,Updated December 8, 2020, 4:37 p.m.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal â On Tuesday, Mount Everest grew by more than 2 feet.
So agreed China and Nepal, two countries that share a treacherously mountainous border and increasingly warm relations. They announced that they had determined the exact height of the worldâs tallest mountain, a subject to which the Nepalese government has attached increasing symbolic importance over the years.
Officially, according to Kathmandu and Beijing, Mount Everest stands at 8,848.86 meters, or 29,031.7 feet. For 65 years, the consensus height had been 8,848 meters, or 29,028.87 feet.