Mount Everest is
Earth's highest mountain above
sea level, located in the
Himalayas along the
China–Nepal border. Its summit, at 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) elevation, was
first reached on 29 May 1953 by
Tenzing Norgay and
Edmund Hillary. This map, which uses data from the US
National Snow and Ice Data Center, is a 3D rendering of Mount Everest and its surrounding terrain. Features portrayed on the map include the
Khumbu Icefall, the
South Base Camp (5,300 m),
Nuptse (7,861 m) and
Lhotse (8,516 m).
Map credit: Tom Patterson