China, Nepal Agrees On New Highest Point In Mount Everest
HIGHEST POINT IN MOUNT EVEREST – Mount Everest ‘grows’ a bit higher as China and Nepal agreed on the mountain’s precise elevation.
According to a report from Manila Bulletin, the agreed height was 86 centimetres or 2.8 feet higher than the elevation previously recognized by Nepal, and more than four meters above China’s official figure.
The discrepancy was due to China measuring the rock base rather than the covering of snow and ice on the peak as with the new reading.
The height of Mount Everest was determined by British colonial geographers in 1856 at 8,840 meters or 29,002 feet above sea level.
An Indian survey readjusted the altitude of 8,848 meters or 29,028 feet in May 29, 1953 after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first reached the summit of Everest.
The latter was widely accepted with the number alluring ambitious mountaineers and inspired names for adventure clothing lines, restaurants and even a vodka.
The US National Geographic Society concluded the world’s highest point was higher at 8,850 meters or 29,035 feet but Nepal never officially recognized this new height.
Meanwhile, China conducted several surveys and came up with its measurement of 8,844.43 metres or 29,015 feet in 2005, based on the report.
This sparked a row with Nepal, which was resolved in 2010 when Kathmandu and Beijing agreed that their measurements referred to different things: the height of Everest’s rock and the height of its snowcap.
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