What Country is Mount Everest In?

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Mount Everest In
ChinaYes
NepalYes
  • Mount Everest, the highest Himalayan peak, stands between the border of Nepal and China. A survey done by China National Surveying and Mapping Administration in 2005 marked the precise location of Everest as 27°59’ North latitude and 86°55’ East longitude.
  • The Himalayan range of Asia, also called Higher Himalayas or Great Himalayan Range, consists of some of the tallest Himalayan peaks separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range stretches southwest over 6 different countries; Nepal, Bhutan, China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.