Everests

Mount Everest’s precise height revealed: China and Nepal announce the summit is 29,032 feet tall

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Mount Everest’s precise height revealed: China and Nepal announce the summit stands 29,032 feet tall after re-measuring it to end decades-long debate China’s long-running dispute with Nepal over the height of Everest is settled They jointly declared the world’s greatest peak now stands at 29,032 ft tall Came after both countries sent surveyors for measurement in … Read more

Microplastics found near Mount Everest’s summit

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Microplastics have been found more than 8,000 metres (26,000ft) up the world’s tallest mountain in the so-called ‘death zone’, where oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life.  Scientists captured evidence of the particles on the mountain and in the valley below and believe they come from polyester, acrylic and nylon outdoor clothing.   But the microscopic … Read more