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Exactly how high is Mount Everest?
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#56086. Asked by shady shaker.
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peasypod
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Knowing shady, he's sitting there with his big 'golden' book perched up against the monitor open to page 54....
'Its peak rises to 8,848 m (29,028 ft 9 in).
Mustn't forget those inches, guys.
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McGruff

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Posted reply from oviphagy:
Up until a few years ago, the standard answer was 29,028 feet, but with GPS and satellite and all the new ice and snow on top the new standard number is 29,035 feet (and climbing.)
The height of Mount Everest, according to the most recent and reliable data, is 29,035 feet (8,850 metres). In 1999 an American survey, sponsored by the (U.S.) National Geographic Society and others, took precise measurements using Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment. Their finding of 29,035 feet, with an error margin of plus or minus 6.5 feet (2 metres), was accepted by the society and by various specialists.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9117459/Height-of-Mount-Everest#670872.hook
Posted Jun 19 08 (2:12 PM) Deleted in error.
[Added reference - McG]
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