Why the Height of Mount Everest Increased?
Introduction: Mount everest is the highest peak of the world which is located in Nepal at 8,848.86 meters.In the 19th century the mountain was named after george everest a formal surveryor general of India.The tibetan name of mount everest is Chomolunma which means mother goddes of the world.The nepali name is sagarmatha which has various meaning. Paranomic view of mount everest The first ever recorded people to climb mount everest were Edmund Hilary a mountaineer form New Zeland and his Nepali guide Tensing Norgay.They climed the mountain in 1953 and hold the record together. The first record of everest height come much earlier in 1856 which was annouced by Andrew Waugh and the height was 8840meters.It was possible because of calculation which was based on Trigonometric equation. Why did Mount Everest height changed? Thw world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher.After years of debate between China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for mount everest. ...