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Mount Everest

8,848.86 m

Highest mountain above sea level

Confirmed Mountains and volcanoes · Verified 2026-10-29 · WWV-SP-003

Nepal and China jointly announced a new official height for Everest on 8 December 2020. The figure of 8,848.86 m is about 86 cm above the older Chinese and Indian survey numbers.

Measured heights shift slightly with survey method and snow cover. This is the officially agreed figure.

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