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Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Everest is home to many weather stations that gather valuable high-altitude weather data, including the highest weather station on Earth, the Balcony Station, which sits at approximately 8,430 meters (27,657 feet) above sea level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kathmandu, Nepal: A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena, the Nepalese media reported on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.

Detailed explanation-4: -Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2022) Today, the National Geographic Society announced the placement of a weather station just below the summit of the Nevado Ausangate at 6,349m/ 20,830ft - now the highest weather station in the tropical Andes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The world’s highest meteorological station has been established on Mount Everest to study various weather phenomena. According to Nepal’s Department of Water and Meteorology, this meteorological station has been established at 8,830 metres just below the summit point of the mountain range (maximum height 8848.86 m).