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7. Highest Point- Mount Everest:

Yes, it is the Mount Everest- the highest point on earth, with a peak at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level. Mount Everest is situated in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayan region. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise peak point. Mount Everest's massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, which is around 8, 516 m [27,940 ft high], Nuptse 7,855 m [25,771 ft high] and Changtse, 7,580 m [24,870 ft high]. Approximately, around 3,000 climbers have reached the highest point of this peak since 1950s. But while climbing the Mount Everest, it has a lot of dangers such as altitude sickness, weather and wind.

In the year 1865, this mountain got its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a proposal done by Andrew Waugh, who was the British Surveyor General of India.