The world's highest mountain-Himalayas-Mount Everest

The world's highest mountain-The world's highest mountain is what mountain?

Himalayas is the world's highest mountain.

Tibet and Nepal Himalayas at the junction of the People's Republic. Takes the shape of a giant pyramid-shaped Himalayas, from the crystalline rocks form. Elevation of 8848.13 meters (the latest data 8844.43 m above sea level), and 3.7 cm / year rate of increase. Himalayas are known as roof of the world.

Mount Everest is the highest peak of Himalayas, elevation of 8844.43 meters (October 9, 2005 published data), the highest peak on earth, located at longitude 86.9 °, latitude 27.9 °. As in the Indian plate and Eurasian plate collision zone of 1 cm per year rate is still 'tall. Mount Everest is located in the eastern section of Sino-Nepalese border, the northern slope of the People's Republic of Tibet be said County, the southern slope in Nepal, Tibetan called "Everest" means "Goddess Third."

Everest takes the shape of a giant pyramid-shaped mountain, a magnificent triumph of days, the extremely steep terrain, the environment is very complex. Snow line height: North Slope of 5800-6200 meters, the southern slope of 5500-6100 meters. Northeast ridge, south-east ridge and sandwiched three steep ridges Western Hills (north wall, eastern wall and the southwest wall.)

Everest area of ​​10 square kilometers have more than 15 mountain glaciers, the largest of the Rongbuk Glacier up to 26 km and an average thickness of 120 meters, more than 300 meters thick at the most over. Complete these types of glaciers, the upper limit is generally 7260 meters.

Schematic diagram of climbing Mount Everest:

Back in the early 19th century, Mount Everest has become the world's mountaineers and scientists want to go. However, until 1953, was by the British Edmund Hillary, Tenzing reached the first log record of success. The end of 1998, 1054 people around the world to enjoy the pinnacle of the world's special board reputation.