Everestis8,848meters(29,029feet)tall.Itisthetallestmountainabovesealevelinthe world.
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InNepal,themountainiscalledSagarmatha.Thatmeans“holymother.”InTibet,themountainisknownasChomolangma.Thatmeans“motherofthe universe.”
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ThemountainwasnamedafterBritishsurveyorandgeographerGeorge Everest.
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Thereis66percentlessoxygenatthetopofEverestthanatsea level.
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Morethan4,800individualshavesummitedEverest—somemorethan once!
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