International Mount Everest Day: Know Some Interesting Facts About Highest Mountain In The World

International Everest Day is observed every year on May 29 to honour the historical ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal in 1953. On this special occasion, let's take a look at some interesting facts about Mt. Everest:

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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, meters (29,031.7 feet) above sea level.

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Mount Everest is also known as Sagarmatha (Forehead in the Sky) in Nepal, and in Tibet, it is called Chomolungma, which means Goddess Mother of the World.

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Part of Everest is situated in the Mahalangur range of the Himalayas, along the Nepal-Tibet border.

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Mount Everest was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates 60 million years ago.

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Despite extreme conditions, animals like Himalayan tahrs, snow leopards, and bar-headed geese have been spotted in Everest's surrounding areas.

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Dur to ongoing tectonic activity, Everest continues to grow by about 4 millimeters per year.

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