China and Nepal announce new height of Mt. Everest; Here’s how mountain height is determined
Survey of India first measures the height of Mt. everest in 1950s. (Reuters Image) China and Nepal recently announced that the highest mountain peak on the Earth Mount Everest is actually 86 cm taller than the globally accepted height of 8,848 m. The agreement marks the end of a long-running debate about the precise dimension … Read more