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title: "Mount Everest facts!"  
description: "A brief explanation about Mount Everest and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-09  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2821/mount-everest-facts  
category: "travels"  
tags: ["Mount Everest", "general knowledge", "facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Mount Everest facts!

![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/955a279a-2de6-46a6-9baa-5fa0e15bd7d3.jpeg) ![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/48a43a32-389c-4527-952f-17104ecb74c1.jpeg) Mount Everest, the highest point above sea level, was formally established by the Chinese & Nepali govt. in 2020 at an elevation of 8,848.86 metres. ![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/909ace46-bfc8-47d5-b821-e057b3cfb081.jpeg) It is located on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet, a Chinese autonomous province. The China-Nepal boundary passes through its peak. ![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/7b5119bc-359e-43e4-883f-5d2ae9d114b5.jpeg) It is part of the Mahalangur Himal Himalayan sub-range. Other significant peaks nearby are Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu. ![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/155ab81b-ec2f-468b-94f4-62e7f47a13c4.jpeg) Edmund Hillary of New Zealand & Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first to ascend Mount Everest. They accomplished this on May 29, 1953. ![Mount Everest facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a850e9b3-c648-4df9-b9c5-473b79eaad18/images/6bcde13a-c45c-48e1-a2c1-d79aba0f2a45.jpeg) Furthermore, the air pressure at Mount Everest's summit is about one-third of sea level, making it challenging to breathe.

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