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    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. It was formed 60 million years ago as the Indian plate slid under the Eurasian plate. The first recorded summit was in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Animals that can survive the harsh conditions include the Himalayan tahr, musk deer, snow leopard, red panda, and wild yak, which can only live up to 5,750 meters. Climbing routes take approximately 14 days from Kathmandu and temperatures never rise above freezing at the summit.

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    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. It was formed 60 million years ago as the Indian plate slid under the Eurasian plate. The first recorded summit was in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Animals that can survive the harsh conditions include the Himalayan tahr, musk deer, snow leopard, red panda, and wild yak, which can only live up to 5,750 meters. Climbing routes take approximately 14 days from Kathmandu and temperatures never rise above freezing at the summit.

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    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. It was formed 60 million years ago as the Indian plate slid under the Eurasian plate. The first recorded summit was in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Animals that can survive the harsh conditions include the Himalayan tahr, musk deer, snow leopard, red panda, and wild yak, which can only live up to 5,750 meters. Climbing routes take approximately 14 days from Kathmandu and temperatures never rise above freezing at the summit.

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    Presentation Everest

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    Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet. It was formed 60 million years ago as the Indian plate slid under the Eurasian plate. The first recorded summit was in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Animals that can survive the harsh conditions include the Himalayan tahr, musk deer, snow leopard, red panda, and wild yak, which can only live up to 5,750 meters. Climbing routes take approximately 14 days from Kathmandu and temperatures never rise above freezing at the summit.

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    Mount Everest

    Before to start , let’s talk about


    protecting yourself from COVID-19.
    All about …
    Mount Everest

     Mount Everest is the tallest


    mountain in the world.
     It reaches up to 8848 m.
     The first ever recorded people
    to climb Everest were Edmund
    Hillary from New Zeeland and
    Tenzing Norgay from Nepal.
     Hillary and Norgay reached the
    peak on 29th of May 1953.
    Where is Mount
    Everest?

    MOUNT EVEREST IS FOUND IN THE


    HIMALAYAS IN ASIA.
    EVEREST IS FOUND IN BETWEEN
    NEPAL AND TIBET , AN AUTONOMOUS
    REGION IN CHINA.
    THE HIMALAYAS INCLUDE NEARLY
    100 OF THE WORLD’S TALLEST PEAKS.
    IT CONTAINS THE WORLD’S LARGEST
    LAND PEAKS.
    How was the Mount Everest formed ?

     Mt Everest formed 60 million years


    ago.
     Mt Everest formed from the Indian
    plate sliding down underneath the
    Eurasian plate. The front of the
    Indian plate is now the Himalayas.
     These plates are still moving around
    2.5 inches every year which forces
    the height of the mountains to
    increase.
    How do you get to the top?

     It’s easy-you follow the map!


     Although 17 different routes have been pioneered to
    summit of Everest , almost everyone climbs it via one
    or two routes.
     Examples: North Face and the one in our image is
    South West Face Central Couloir.
     The start location is Kathmandu , Nepal.
     Duration :14 days
    What animals live on Mount Everest?

    1. Himalayan tahr
    2. Musk deer
    3. Snow leopard
    4. Red Panda
    5. Wild Yak
     These animals can only live in the lower parts
    of the Everest Region up to the altitude of 5750
    meters.
     The animals that can survive in the harsh winter
    of the Everest Region must have thick fur.
    Here is a short video of Mt Everest facts.
    In conclusion :Mount Everest is a one of a valuable natural
    treasure of Nepal.Most of the people know Nepal as a country of
    Mount Everest.
    Did u know ?
     In Nepal Mt Everest is called Sagawartha
    which means land of eternal snows and in Tibet
    it is called Chomolungmda.
     Mt Everest was named after Sir George Everest
    . Everest worked as a British surveyor .
     It normally takes around 12 hours to climb the
    final mile from the highest Base Camp to the
    summit.
     The temperature at the summit never rises
    above freezing.
     The summit averages -36 degrees in winter .
     The coldest EVER recorded temperature in the
    UK is –27.2 degrees.
    Thank you for your attention!

    Any questions?

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