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For decades, or even centuries, there has been controversy over how steep the highest mountain in the world really is. This year, China and Nepal felt that it should be established once and for all, and after careful measurements and negotiations they have reached 8,848.86 meters, report media from both countries.
The height that So far the most established, 8,848 meters, dates from 1955 and was determined by the former Indian Survey of India authority. But since then, a lot has happened, including a major earthquake in 2015 that shook several mountain peaks.
Technology has also evolved. Accurate measurements are so important to the Chinese that an expedition was dispatched to the top of the mountain this spring, despite the area being closed due to the pandemic. At the same time, a plane flew over Everest, reading the climbers’ instruments to obtain values with a “centimeter level of precision,” reports the Nepali Times.
The question is whether the new message from China and Nepal will end the height disagreement. There are those who think that as there is usually about 4 meters of snow and ice on top, Everest is in practice above 8,850 meters.
Since altitude is measured from sea level, climate change can also contribute to this.
A more stable, however not as established, the ways to measure are from the center of the earth. But because our planet is larger at the equator, then it will be a completely different mountain that is the highest in the world: Chimborazo in Ecuador, whose peak is 2,072 meters further from the center of the earth than Everest, writes the US Meteorological Agency NOAA.
And in Hawaii, it stands out that there is a mountain that is just over 10,000 meters high. But then you measure the Mauna Kea volcano from the foot of the mountain, which is deep down in the Pacific Ocean.
