Geography & Planet Earth

How many meters above sea level is the summit of Mount Everest?

Answer

8,849 meters

Everest is still growing about 4 millimeters a year as India plows into Asia. And it's not even Earth's tallest mountain base-to-peak: Hawaii's Mauna Kea rises over 10,200 meters from the seafloor.

Source: Nepal-China joint survey (2020): 8,848.86 m

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