People used to think that Kangchenjunga in Nepal/India was the highest mountain . Then the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India measured all the country’s land features. The survey was completed in 1852 and showed that Everest (then called peak XV) was the world’s highest mountain.
Everest’s height was then reckoned to be 8.840 m (29,002 ft). This has since been adjusted as improved measuring methods have been used. The mountain’s name was suggested in 1865 as a tribute to Sir George Everest, the Surveyor General of India, who had led the survey.
1 Everest, Nepal/China – 8,850 m
2 k2 (Chogori), Pakistan/China – 8,607 m
3 Kangchenjunga,Nepal/India – 8,598 m
4 Lhotse, Nepal/China – 8,511 m
5 Makalu I, Nepal/China – 8,481 m
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