New height of Qomolangma unveiled as 8,848.86 meters
By ZHANG YUNBI and Xin Wen in Xi’an |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-12-08 16:22
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The height of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Qomolangma, has been updated by surveyors and it is now measured as standing 8,848.86 meters above sea level.
The updated measurement was jointly announced by President Xi Jinping and his Nepalese counterpart, Bidya Devi Bhandari, as they exchanged letters on Tuesday.
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