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!!!!ماؤنٹ ایورسٹ زمین کی سب سے بڑی پہاڑ ی ہے

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!!!!ماؤنٹ ایورسٹ زمین کی سب سے بڑی پہاڑ ی ہے

Mount Everest is the Earths highest mountain, located in
the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Its peak is 8,848
metres above sea level and the 5th furthest point from the
centre of the Earth.
In 1802, the British began the Great Trigonometric Survey
of India to determine the location and names of the worlds
highest mountains. Starting in southern India, the survey
teams moved northward using giant theodolites, each weighing
500 kg (1,100 lb) and requiring 12 men to carry, to measure
heights as accurately as possible. They reached the Himalayan
foothills by the 1830s, but Nepal was unwilling to allow the
British to enter the country because of suspicions of
political aggression and possible annexation. Several
requests by the surveyors to enter Nepal were turned down.
The British were forced to continue their observations from Terai, a region south of Nepal which is parallel to the Himalayas. Conditions in Terai were difficult because of torrential rains and malaria. Three survey officers died from malaria while two others had to retire due to failing health

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