Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, in the Himalayas. Lies on the north then part of Nepal. IT MAKES BORDER- Line with china. Its height is 8,848 m or 29,039 feet. It has been also given a Nepalese name.It is "Sagarmatha" which means head of the earth . Because its extreme height, it has been rightly called "head of the earth".It is pride of every Nepali. By this name we are known in the world.
In fact, Nepal is less known in the world for its own name.First, being a small country. and secondly, having no any remarkable development, Nepal often escapes from the notice of foreigners. In foreign countries, they still ask-where is Nepal? We introduce ourselves as the citizens of lies. Truly, the highest mountain of the world has become our proper identity. It was first climbed by Edmund Hillary, and Tensing Norgay in 1953. Many expeditions have been made since then. The foot of mountain is near the town of Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is in solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of Nepal. Everest expeditions establish their base (starting point) here,many mountaineers from different parts of world have made successful expeditions. They have reached the summit of the highest mountain of the world. Sagarmatha still stands supreme and majestic.
It was sir George Everest who discovered the highest peak of the world. He was survey your- general in India. During the survey in the north of India, they noticed this peak. They measured it with,"trigonometry"and discovered that it was the highest known mountain. Name of the mountain is there fore in hour of George Everest.
More accurate measurement made later has shown that it is 8,848m high. In k2(second highest mountain in the Karakorum range, Kashmir, India,8611m128,261ft). This disputed Everest's "highest mountain"status but recent satellite measurements have established mountain Everest as the highest.
In fact, Nepal is less known in the world for its own name.First, being a small country. and secondly, having no any remarkable development, Nepal often escapes from the notice of foreigners. In foreign countries, they still ask-where is Nepal? We introduce ourselves as the citizens of lies. Truly, the highest mountain of the world has become our proper identity. It was first climbed by Edmund Hillary, and Tensing Norgay in 1953. Many expeditions have been made since then. The foot of mountain is near the town of Namche Bazaar. Namche Bazaar is in solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of Nepal. Everest expeditions establish their base (starting point) here,many mountaineers from different parts of world have made successful expeditions. They have reached the summit of the highest mountain of the world. Sagarmatha still stands supreme and majestic.
It was sir George Everest who discovered the highest peak of the world. He was survey your- general in India. During the survey in the north of India, they noticed this peak. They measured it with,"trigonometry"and discovered that it was the highest known mountain. Name of the mountain is there fore in hour of George Everest.
More accurate measurement made later has shown that it is 8,848m high. In k2(second highest mountain in the Karakorum range, Kashmir, India,8611m128,261ft). This disputed Everest's "highest mountain"status but recent satellite measurements have established mountain Everest as the highest.