Nepal lucky to unusual sights. Not only is the country is known as the birthplace of the Buddha, here is the majority of the highest peaks of the world, 8 of the 14 "eight-thousanders". This includes, and is the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest. She is also known as the "Mount Everest": in Tibetan - "Mother of Divine life."
An international name "Everest" is given in honor of the mountain Geodetic Survey of British India, Sir George Everest, simply because it is the staff of the institution in 1852 for the first time measured the height of Chomolungma, proving that its Peak XV is the highest in the region, and probably in the world .
However, with the height of Mount Everest is not so obvious. Indian mathematician and surveyor Radhanat Sikdar (Officer of the service itself) based on trigonometric calculations and is 240 kilometers from Chomolungma just assumed it was - the highest peak in the world. Practical calculations made after 4 years, gave a figure of 29,002 feet (8840 meters), proving the theory. And then Everest was measured repeatedly, and he occasionally "increased" - up to 8872 meters, depending on the techniques. Now officially recognized mark is 8848 meters above sea level, four of which have a meter on a snow cap.
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