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Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas, the fifth distant peak from the center of the earth, and the highest peak in China. It is located on the border between China and Nepal, in the north in Dingri County, Tibet, China, and in the south in Nepal. It is also the highest peak in the world, and the center of Everest nature reserve and the Nepal National Park across four counties in China. Everest as a whole means "mother of the earth". According to the survey of China National Bureau of Surveying and mapping in 2005, the height of rock surface is 8844.43 meters; the Mount Everest is in the shape of a giant pyramid, majestic and towering, with extremely steep terrain and complex environment. The Himalayan area where Everest is located was originally an ocean. In the long geological time, a large amount of gravel and sediment were washed from the land and accumulated in the Himalayan area, forming a marine sedimentary rock layer with a thickness of more than 30000 meters. Later, because of the strong orogeny, the Himalayas region was squeezed and uplifted violently. It is estimated that the average increase is about 20-30 meters every 10000 years. Up to now, the Himalayas is still in the process of rising, rising by 7 cm every 100 years.
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Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas, the fifth distant peak from the center of the earth, and the highest peak in China. It is located on the border between China and Nepal, in the north in Dingri County, Tibet, China, and in the south in Nepal. It is also the highest peak in the world, and the center of Everest nature reserve and the Nepal National Park across four counties in China. Everest as a whole means "mother of the earth". According to the survey of China National Bureau of Surveying and mapping in 2005, the height of rock surface is 8844.43 meters; the Mount Everest is in the shape of a giant pyramid, majestic and towering, with extremely steep terrain and complex environment. The Himalayan area where Everest is located was originally an ocean. In the long geological time, a large amount of gravel and sediment were washed from the land and accumulated in the Himalayan area, forming a marine sedimentary rock layer with a thickness of more than 30000 meters. Later, because of the strong orogeny, the Himalayas region was squeezed and uplifted violently. It is estimated that the average increase is about 20-30 meters every 10000 years. Up to now, the Himalayas is still in the process of rising, rising by 7 cm every 100 years.
