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Mount Everest Is Even Higher Than Thought, Say Nepal And China 6 mins ago 2 Mount Everest and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen from the aircraft window Kathmandu: Mount Everest is higher than before, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict at the height of the world’s highest peak, which expands their shared border. Kathmandu and Beijing varied on their exact altitudes, but each agreed after sending surveyors to the summit that the official elevation was 8,848.86 meters (29,031.69 ft), slightly higher than previous calculations. Everest is “an eternal symbol of friendship between Nepal...
