There has been a long-running disagreement between China and Nepal regarding the height of Mount Everest. The highest mountain is transversely located between the border of China and Nepal. The two countries have finally agreed on a solution that the world’s highest mountain should be recognized as being 8,848m tall. Previously, China argued it should be measured by its rock height, but Nepal said it should be measured by its snow height which will be four meters higher. Both counties recognized each claims. This means that it could either be 8,844m (measuring its rock height) or 8,848m (measuring its snow height.) The first measurement was made in 1856. The widely-accepted height of 8,848m was first recorded in 1955 by an Indian survey. Instead of measuring the rock beneath it, it measured the mountain’s snow cap. Some geologists claim that the estimates made by both countries over the height of Mount Everest could be wrong, because the mountain is said to be continuously growing. An evidence of this claim is the shifting continental plates that gradually push India beneath China and Nepal What’s the Agreed Height of Mt. Everest? is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →
