Mount Everest
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Mount Everest is an instance of mountain.
Mount Everest is part of Himalayas.
Mount Everest is part of Seven Summits.
Mount Everest is part of eight-thousander.
Mount Everest is part of ultra-prominent peak.
Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmāthā in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet Autonomous Region of China) is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level.
It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit.
Its height was most recently measured in 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers.
There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the standard route) and the other from the north in China.
While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall.
As of May 2024, 340 people have died on Everest.
Over 200 bodies remain on the mountain and have not been removed due to the dangerous conditions.
Climbers typically ascend only part of Mount Everest's elevation, as the mountain's full elevation is measured from the geoid, which approximates sea level.
The closest sea to Mount Everest's summit is the Bay of Bengal, almost 700 km (430 mi) away.
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