Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with elevation of 8,848 meters. It is a part of the Himalayas mountain range and is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China). The name of the mountain in Tibetan is Chomolungma (variously spelt Qomolangma or Zhūmùlǎngmǎ and in Chinese 珠穆朗玛峰). The mountain was first climbed in 1953 by the English man Sir Edmund Hillary and his Nepaulese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay. The name of the mountain comes form Sir George Everest who was Surveyor General of India. His survey team was the first to measure the height of the mountains in the Himalayas and discover Mount Everest to be the highest.