Monday, November 28, 2005

New height for Qomolangma


New height for Qomolangma
Originally uploaded by bastchild.

The actual height of Everest has been debated. In 1954 it was measured to be 8848 m (29,028 ft) and then 8850 m (29,035 ft) in 1999, but the Chinese remeasured it again this past summer to be 8844.43 m.

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