Mountains / Mahalangur Himal
Everestसगरमाथा
The highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Nepal and China in the Mahalangur Himal. Known in Nepal as Sagarmatha.
Everest in 3D
Overview
- Elevation
- 8,848.86 mOfficialFigure from the joint Nepal and China survey announced in 2020.Source: Wikidata, Wikipedia (English)
- Coordinates
- 27.9881° N, 86.9250° ESource: Wikidata, Wikipedia (English)
- Prominence
- 8,848.86 mThe highest summit on Earth has a prominence equal to its elevation.Source: Wikidata, Wikipedia (English)
- Parent peak
- Not yet documented
- Range
- Mahalangur HimalSource: Wikipedia (English)
- Border
- On the border of Nepal and China (Tibet Autonomous Region)Source: Wikipedia (English)
- Province
- Koshi ProvinceSource: Wikipedia (English)
- District
- Solukhumbu DistrictSource: Wikipedia (English)
- First ascent
- 29 May 1953, Tenzing Norgay, Edmund HillarySource notes it remains unclear whether George Mallory and Andrew Irvine reached the summit in 1924.Source: Wikipedia (English)
Still to document
Gallery, geography, climbing history, routes, base camps and permits arrive in the next phase, each with its own sources.
Sources
- Everest (Q513), Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Everest, infobox, Wikipedia (English). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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