Broader Places
Asia (68877)
Place Type mountain
Alternative TermsMount Everest; Chomolungma; Chu-mu-lang-ma Feng; Qomolangma Feng; Zhumulagmafeng; Sagarmatha
Latitude 27.983
Longitude 86.933
Located in central Himalayas on border of Nepal & Tibet; is highest mountain in world, reaching 29,028 feet; first known successful climb was made by Sir Edmund Hilary of Great Britain in 1953.
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