Peak XV

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Peak XV was the survey designation for the Himalayan mountain later named Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak above sea level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
survey designation
countryClaimedBy China
Nepal
elevationAboveSeaLevel 29029 ft
8848 m
hasAlternativeName Peak 15
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasNotableFeature highest elevation of any mountain on Earth above sea level
hasNotableSurveyResult determined to be higher than Kangchenjunga
hasParentRange Himalayas
hasProminence 8848 m
identifiedAs highest mountain above sea level
laterNamed Mount Everest
liesOn Greater Himalayas
surface form: Main Himalayan range
locatedIn Himalayas
Mahalangur Himal
surface form: Mahalangur Himal sub-range
locatedInRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
locatedOnBorderOf China
Nepal
namedAfter George Everest
surface form: Sir George Everest
originalSurveyNameOf world’s highest peak above sea level
partOf Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
renamedInYear 1865
surveyDesignationFor Mount Everest
surveyDesignationUsedBy British surveyors in India
surveyedBy British surveyors
Great Trigonometrical Survey of India
surveyedInCentury 19th century

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