It was named Mount Everest after Colonel Sir George Everest (1790–1866), formerly Surveyor-General of India (1830–43), who pronounced his name "Eve-rest", and who never actually saw the mountain. Its local names include Sagarmāthā (Nepali) and Chomolungma (Tibetan), which roughly translate...
Where Are the Highest Mountain Peaks in the World? Mountain peakRangeLocationHeight ft.m Everest1HimalayasNepal/Tibet29,0358,850 K2 (Godwin Austen)KarakoramPakistan/China28,2508,611 KanchenjungaHimalayasIndia/Nepal28,1698,586 Lhotse IHimalayasNepal/Tibet27,9408,516 ...
K2, the world's second-highest mountain and one of the most difficult to reach, challenges climbers with steep slopes. Kanchenjunga is known for its spectacular beauty and complex route that connects Nepal and India. Lhotse, which lies next to Everest, is a tough climb recognized for its ...
With its snow-capped giants and delightfully charming people, Nepal is home to monasteries, yaks, and eight of the world’s highest mountain peaks, including the world-renowned Mount Everest. This landlocked country is bordered by China and India, with the iconic Himalaya running across the north...
You would have been really bored, though. The movement that took many millions of years to form the mountain range is still taking place today, and I doubt you would stake out a camp at the foot of the mountains just to watch them grow. You'd be waiting a LONG TIME....
Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas - a mountain range extending 1500 mi...
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the youngest plateau in the world. 240 million years ago, Indian Plate began to squeeze the Asia Plate, which caused the uplift of Kunlun Mountain Range and Hoh Xil Area. With the northwards movement of India Plate, it subducted to the Asia Plate, and Qinghai-Tibet...
Himalayas is the most famous one of the Tibetan Mountain ranges, for it contains 10 of the 15 highest mountains in the world. The Himalayas form a great divide between the subcontinent of India and the Tibetan Plateau, and it is where you will find the highest mountain in the world - ...
This 8000er is part of the Himalayas range and is the highest mountain in India. Known as the Five Treasures of the Great Snow, Kangchenjunga is considered to be sacred by the people of Sikkim with some expeditions stopping a few feet from the top to respect the ancient beliefs of the pe...
formerly Surveyor-General of India (1830–43), who pronounced his name "Eve-rest", and who never actually saw the mountain. Its local names include Sagarmāthā (Nepali) and Chomolungma (Tibetan), which roughly translate as “Goddess of the Sky” and “Goddess Mother of the World”, respecti...