The geographical location of Mount Everest

1, the geographical location of Mount Everest

Mount Qomolangma is the main peak of the Himalayas, which is located on the border between China and Nepal. Its northern slope is on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, its southern slope is in Nepal, and its peak is in China.

2. Measurement data

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. According to a survey conducted by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China in 2005, the height of the rock surface is 8844.43 meters, while the traditional snow height in Nepal is 8848 meters (29029 feet). Since 2065,438+00, the two countries have officially recognized each other's survey data. Besides being the highest mountain, it is also the fifth farthest from the center of the earth.

Extended data:

Mount Everest, which means the water of the virgin in Tibetan. Mount Qomolangma is located in Dingri County, on the border between China and Nepal in the middle part of the Himalayas, with an altitude of 8844.43 meters. It is the highest peak in the world, and the peak is covered with snow all year round. The entire Everest Nature Reserve is divided into three types: core reserve, buffer zone and development zone.

The terrain of the nature reserve is high in the north and low in the south, and the landform is complex and diverse, with an average elevation of 4,200m, but its lowest point is only1.433m, with a relative elevation difference of more than 7,000m, forming a unique three-dimensional climate, showing the characteristics of four seasons of snow at the top of the mountain, four seasons of spring at the foot of the mountain, four seasons in one mountain and different days in ten miles.

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