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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Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, is seen in this aerial photo taken on May 14, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

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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