The History of Mount Everest
As per the modern theory of plate-tectonics, Mount Everest was under the co-functioning of continental shuffle, mountain formation mechanics, and other natural forces due to which the giant continent broke up, and that’s how the world got its highest mountain.
Everest has been on the planet for more than 60 million years, and its age exceeds 60 million. The peak was named George Everest in the nineteenth century in honor of an earlier Surveyor General of India. There have been 195 attempts to scale the world’s tallest peak since 1852. Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, was the first to ascend to its top in 1953.
According to Tibetan Buddhists, the mountain’s peak is called Chomolungma (meaning Holy Mother), while Nepalese Buddhists and Hindus call it Sagarmatha (meaning the Head of the Sky). At the end of the 2018 climbing season, 295 people lost their lives on Mount Everest, and according to the Himalayan Database, 5,294 different climbers had completed 9,159 successful summit attempts. On average, 800 individuals climb Mount Everest annually, which takes 40 days, depending on the weather conditions.
Where is Mount Everest Located?
Mount Everest is known as the highest mountain on Earth and one of the most magnificent mountains in the world, which is located in Nepal.
Nepal claims the mountain, with a height of 8,848 meters and it has been a long-term dispute as it lies on the boundary between China and Nepal. Mount Everest is located in The Mahalangur Himal subrange of the Himadri and is positioned halfway between Tibet, an autonomous area of China’s north, and Nepal, to the south. Its highest Peak shares continental boundaries with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region and Nepal’s Province No. 1. The height of Mount Everest is about 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) tall, making it the tallest mountain in the world.