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Home  Earth Continents Asia Nepal Country Profile World's Most Famous Landmarks IV — Sacred Mountains: Google Earth Mount Everest Map Famous Landmarks I: Most Famous Monuments Famous Landmarks II: City Icons Famous Landmarks III: Places of Power and Worship Famous Landmarks IV: Sacred Mountains Map Index |
___ Famous Landmarks: Sacred Mountains - Satellite View of Mount Everest |
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Annotated Satellite View of Mount Everest using Google Earth DataImage showing Mount Everest, only since mid 19th century known as the highest mountain on Earth, measured by the height of its summit above sea level (8 850m / 29 035 ft).The mountain was named Peak XV in mid 19th century before in 1865 the peak was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society, named after George Everest, a Welsh surveyor, geographer and Surveyor-General of India. In Tibet since centuries the mountain is named Chomolungma: (means: mother goddess of the universe or "Saint Mother") In Nepal the mountain is named Sagarmatha (means: head/god/goddess of the sky) Mt. Everest is part of the Khumbu Himal mountain range along the border of Nepal and Tibet (China). The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet, their formation began about 70 million years ago. It's the result of a colossal continental collision between two tectonic plates, the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. |
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Google Earth: Searchable map/satellite view of Mount Everest; Sagarmatha, (Nepali) or Chomolungma (Tibetan). Explore Mount Everest 3D in Google Earth (Make sure the Terrain layer in Google Earth is checked.) |
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| Mount Everest Coordinates 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E φ Latitude °N, λ Longitude °E (of Map center): |
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| Related Pages: Nepal: Zoomable Satellite View of Kathmandu Zoomable Satellite View of Nepal Political Map of Nepal Nepal Country Profile Nepal in FiguresNepal key statistical data. Tibet: Tibet Autonomous Region of China Zoomable Satellite View of Lhasa Zoomable Satellite View of Mount Kailash China Country Profile Administrative Map of China Map of Asia External Links Wikipedia: Mount Everest |
Tingri Current Weather Conditions Tingri is a town in southern Tibet with a population of around 520. It is often used as a base by mountain climbers preparing to ascend Mount Everest.
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