Mount Everest, also called Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma
(in Tibetan: , in Chinese: Zhumùlangma Feng) or Sagarmatha is the highest
mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level,
which is 8,848 metres or 29,029 feet. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya
range in High Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
and China.
The Great Trigonometric Survey of India established the first published height of Everest in 1856 at 29,002 ft (8,840 m), although at the time Everest was known as Peak XV. The mountain was given its official English name in 1865 by the Royal Geographical Society upon recommendation of Andrew Waugh, the British Survey General of India at the time. Waugh was unable to propose an established local name due to Nepal and Tibet being closed to foreigners at the time although Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries.
By the end of the 2007 climbing season, there had been 3,679 ascents to the summit by 2,436 individuals. There have been 210 deaths on the mountain, where conditions are so difficult that most corpses have been left where they fell; some are visible from standard climbing routes.Climbers range from experienced mountaineers to relative novices who count on their paid guides to get them to the top. This means climbers are a significant source of tourist revenue for Nepal, whose government also requires all prospective climbers to obtain an expensive permit, costing up to $25,000 (USD) per person.
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