Mount Everest

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extreme environment mountain stratovolcano-like folded mountain tourist attraction

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Aliases (4)

Everest ×5
Sagarmatha ×2
Chomolungma ×1
Mount Everest (on the border with Nepal) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extreme environment → mountain → stratovolcano-like folded mountain → tourist attraction →
climate	alpine climate →
continent	Asia →
elevation	29031.7 feet → 8848.86 metres →
firstAscendedBy	Edmund Hillary → Tenzing Norgay →
firstAscentDate	1953-05-29 →
geologicalAge	Paleozoic →
hasFeature	Hillary Step → Khumbu Icefall → North Col → South Col → Western Cwm →
hasHazard	altitude sickness → avalanches → crevasses → extreme altitude → high winds → low temperatures →
isHighestPointOf	Asia → Earth →
liesOn	Main Himalayan ridge →
locatedIn	Himalayas →
locatedInCountry	China → Nepal →
locatedOnBorderOf	Nepal → Tibet Autonomous Region →
namedAfter	George Everest →
nameLanguage	Chomolungma – Tibetan → Sagarmatha – Nepali →
nearestMajorTownOnNorthSide	Tingri County →
nearestMajorTownOnSouthSide	Namche Bazaar →
otherName	Chomolungma → Sagarmatha →
partOf	Mahalangur Himal sub-range →
prominence	8848.86 metres →
range	Himalayas →
rockType	sedimentary rock →
standardRoute	Northeast Ridge route → South Col route →
topographicIsolation	40,008 kilometres →
typicalSummitTemperatureSummer	−19 °C →
typicalSummitTemperatureWinter	−36 °C →
UNESCORegion	Sagarmatha National Park vicinity →
usedFor	high-altitude tourism → mountaineering → scientific research →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
China ("Mount Everest (on the border with Nepal)") → Himalayas → Nepal → Sagarmatha National Park → Tibet Autonomous Region →	highestPoint
Greater Himalayas → Himalayas → Sagarmatha National Park →	contains
K2 → Kangchenjunga → Lhotse →	parentPeak
Chris Bonington ("Everest") → Edmund Hillary →	climbed
Asia → Greater Himalayas →	hasHighestPoint
Cho Oyu → Makalu →	near
Jason Clarke ("Everest") → Vanessa Kirby ("Everest") →	notableWork
Mount Everest ("Sagarmatha") → Mount Everest ("Chomolungma") →	otherName
Jason Clarke ("Everest") →	appearedIn
Great Trigonometrical Survey of India →	determinedHeightOf
Seven Summits →	hasPart
George Everest →	hasPartNamedAfter
Seven Summits →	highestPeakOfContinent
Great Trigonometrical Survey of India →	identifiedAsHighestPeak
Seven Summits →	includesHighestMountainOnEarth
Chris Bonington ("Everest") →	ledExpeditionTo
Lhotse →	locatedNear
Great Trigonometrical Survey of India →	measured
Tenzing Norgay →	mountainClimbed
Sagarmatha National Park ("Sagarmatha") →	namedAfter