Introduction of Mt. Everest
Among the Himalaya mountain range, Mount Everest is a Highest peak in the world. Everest is located between two countries Nepal and Tibet (China). Everest makes an elevation of 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) and which is the world’s tallest mountain. In the 19 century, a former Surveyor General of India named mountain George Everest. Now it is named Mount Everest but its Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means the “Mother Goddess of the World”. And the Nepali name is Sagarmatha on which “Sagar” means sky and “Matha” means head.
Nepal has been trying to measure the height of Everest from first when it was recognized as the tallest peak of the world. The height of Everest has been changing with advances in survey technology. For two years Nepal has been working to measure the height of the mountain. After the completion of the survey, China will also be joining for the announcement of height.
Mount Everest 8848.86 m High, which is famous for Everest Expedition. More than 1000 people climbed Mt. Everest every year. Every climber dreams to reach the top of the world.
How was Mt. Everest first measured?
The First Mount Everest height was measured by the team of India. The survey of India had determined the height of Mount Everest in 1847 and declared the height as 8778m above from sea level and identified Everest as the world’s tallest peak.
Ways of measuring height
There are many different ways to calculate the height of different Mountains. As Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on the earth, different ways are used to calculate the elevation of Mt Everest. Height can be measured from mean sea level, from the depth of the ocean, or even the distance from the center of the Earth. As the planet is not perfectly round so some Andean peaks would actually be taller.
How much did Nepal spend to measure Mt. Everest’s height?
Nepal has started its survey for the measurement of Everest. The survey was started using sophisticated methodology including readings from ground-penetrating radar and a Global Navigation Satellite System from the top of the mountain which requires a lot of money. The Department of Nepal has spent $1.3 million dollars on this survey.
Many scientific instruments and technology worth 80 million have been donated by the Seiss company.
The organization which helped to measure height?
This ongoing measurement height of Mount Everest is measured by Nepal itself. While now Nepal has been doing a survey on its own. From Nepal, different departments are helping for this project like the Ministry of Land reform, the Survey Department, and the Foreign Ministry.
Although Nepal is doing a survey on its own, as the survey completes China will also join in announcing the height of Mount Everest.
Surveys
1847 AD The first survey was done by India which declared the height of Mt. Everest 8,778m and mentioned it as the highest peak of the world.
1849-1950 AD Again the survey group from India has re-measured the height of Everest from the Nepal side and declared the height as 8,840m.
1954 AD BL Gulati Are-measures the height of Mt. Everest who was from the Survey group of India and declared as 8,848m, which is the authentic height adopted till now.
1975 AD Now the height was measured from different sides and by different countries. China measured the height from its side and declared the height as 8,848.13m.
1999 AD Brad Washburn who was from the Boston Museum of science measured the Height of Everest from a different way. Bread Washburn uses GPS and Radar detects the height and declares the height as 8,850m.
2005 AD Again China has re-measured the height of Everest. But this time China has measured the rock-height. And the rock-height was declared as 8,844.43m.
2015 AD Research by the Chinese government has said that Everest has moved 3cm to the south-west due to the earthquake of 2015.
2017 AD Nepal first declared the height of Mount Everest. And started the survey of measuring the height of Everest. Nepal has started measuring.
2020 AD Nepal tried to declare the height of Mount Everest and aimed to end the 2-century long controversy.
Conclusion
However, Everyone needs to know the height of the tallest mountain on Earth. Many surveys are conducted in the 19th century. But now Nepal is doing a survey on its own and Nepal has the aim to end the 2-century long controversy of the world. And while announcing the height of Mt. Everest china will also be joining for the announcement.
