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What is the tallest mountain in the world by elevation above sea level?
Answer
Mount Everest
Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet (8,849 meters) above sea level, making it the world's highest mountain by elevation, and is located in the Himalayan range on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China). Called 'Sagarmatha' in Nepali and 'Chomolungma' in Tibetan, the mountain is sacred to local peoples and attracts hundreds of climbers annually. First successfully summited in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, Everest remains the ultimate climbing challenge.
💡 Did you know?
Mount Everest grows about 4mm per year due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates pushing it upward.
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