Nepal re-measures 'the roof of the world'

Nepal has asked to conduct a new survey on Mount Everest, which is dubbed the "world roof", to end the controversy over the exact height of the highest mountain on the planet.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth when compared to sea level, 8,848m high.

The official overall height of Mount Everest, located on the territory of Nepal and Tibet (China), is determined to be 8,848m. But China and Nepal have long been inconsistent about the height of the summit.

China thinks that the height of Everest should be determined by the height of the rocky part. Nepal side said Everest height should include snow on the top of the mountain, which is 4m high.

The road to Mount Everest is the border between China and Nepal. Last year, the two sides agreed that Mount Everest is 8,848m high

But government spokesman Nepal Gopal Giri said that in border negotiations between the two countries, Chinese officials often use the height of the rock.

' We have started measuring again to eliminate this confusion. Today we have technology and resources, we can measure the height of Everest , 'Mr. Giri said.

" This will be the first time the Nepalese government has measured the height of the mountain ," the spokesman added.

According to Mr. Giri, the measuring stations will be set up at 3 different locations, using the global positioning system, and the task of measuring the height of the peak is expected to take about 2 years.

Thousands of people climbed to the summit of Everest after two Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climbers and Edmund Hillary first conquered it in 1953. But its exact height still became the subject of controversy since the measurement. first took place in 1856.

The altitude of 8,848m, which is widely recognized, was first measured by an Indian study in 1955.

But geologists think that the measurement may not be accurate. They say Mount Everest is getting higher and higher as India is gradually being pushed lower than China and Nepal due to the continental movement.

In May 1999, an American team used GPS technology to determine that the Everest's height was 8,850 meters - a number used by the National Geographic Society today, although not officially Nepal. recognition.