Everest was formed about 60 million years ago. It grows the quarter of a inch every year. It has a elevation of 29,035 find to be 6' in 1999. It's summits ridge seperates Tibet and Nepal. It was named after Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. Once known as Peak 15. It is visible from India, Nepal, and Tibet. British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear near the summit, along the Northeast Ridge. It is possible that they may have actually been the first to reach the summit, but they never returned.
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