8848.86 meters: The World's highest peak just got higher

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The newly measured height of the the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, is 8848.86 meters, China and Nepal made jointly announced on Tuesday. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country has released the height of the peak twice, in 1975 and 2005, which came out to be 8,848.13 meters and 8,844.43 meters, respectively.

Sun sets on the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, May 2005./ CFP

A climber looks at the world's highest peak, the summit of Mount Qomolangma, April 23, 2019./ CFP

A view of the 5,200-meter-high base camp of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, May 3, 2012./ CFP

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