Countries have decided it is 8,848.86m, which is higher than either’s previous measurements
Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world’s tallest peak that straddles their shared border.
Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but after each sent an expedition of surveyors to the summit they have agreed that the official height is 8,848.86 metres (29,032ft), a bit more than their previous calculations.
Written by Reuters in Kathmandu
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/08/mount-everest-china-and-nepal-agree-on-new-taller-height under the title “Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on new, taller height”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
