29,032 ft (8,849 m)
About how tall is Mount Everest above sea level?
It sits on the Nepal–China border and is called Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mount Everest britannica.com
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On what date is International Mountain Day observed each year?
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1953
In what year was the summit of Mount Everest first reached?
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mount Everest britannica.com
more than 33,500 ft (10,210 m)
Measured from its base on the ocean floor, how tall is Hawaii's Mauna Kea?
From base to peak that makes it taller than Everest, though much of the mountain is underwater.
Source: NOAA National Ocean Service oceanservice.noaa.gov
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