China and Nepal agree on height increase for Mount Everest

China and Nepal agree on height increase for Mount Everest
Mount Everest (AP)
Tue, 08 Dec, 2020 - 10:57
Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press

China and Nepal have jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.

The new height of the world’s highest peak is 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7ft), which is slightly more than Nepal’s previous measurement and about four metres (13ft) higher than China’s.

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