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Everest 'grows' as China, Nepal agree new height

AFP, 08 Dec 2020
China and Nepal finally agree on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) is 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure.

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