GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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mount apo
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mount fiji
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mount kenly
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mount everest
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Everest’s peak is the highest altitude above mean sea level at 29, 029 feet [8, 848 meters]. Mount Chimborazo’s peak is the furthest point on Earth from Earth’s center. The summit is over 6, 800 feet [2, 072 meters] farther from Earth’s center than Mount Everest’s summit.
Detailed explanation-2: -K2 is the second tallest mountain in the world measured above sea level reaching 28, 252 Ft or 8, 611 meters. K2 is the second towering peak in the Karakoram Mountains and is the tallest of the two. That is why it is called K2. The Karakoram Mountain range is located in Pakistan and stretches into China’s Kashmir region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Royal Geographic Society subsequently pronounced the official name “Mount Everest” in 1865 based on the recommendation of Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India. Sir George Everest was Waugh’s predecessor in the post of Surveyor General.