WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global mean sea level-the average level for the ocean surface from which elevations are measured.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Seven Summits’ are comprised of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the Earth: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Mount Vinson and Carstensz Pyramid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mount Everest is called the world’s highest mountain because it has the “highest elevation above sea level.” We could also say that it has the “highest altitude.” The peak of Mount Everest is 8, 848.86 meters (29, 031.69 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lhotse is the 4th highest mountain in the world above sea level measuring at 8, 516 meters and 27940 ft. Lhoste is located in China on the border of Nepal and Tibet and is part of the same mountain range as the infamous Mt. Everest. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British initially referred to the 29, 035-foot-tall pinnacle as Peak XV until Andrew Waugh, the surveyor general of India, proposed that it be named for his predecessor, Sir George Everest. Born in Wales on July 4, 1790, Everest attended military schools in England before spending much of his adult life in India.