The highest mountain in the world is re-measured. As the Nepalese authorities on Monday, should be counteracted with the Measurement of Mount Everest’s ongoing rumors that a mountain in the Himalayan mountain range had shrunk. The government in Kathmandu has ordered mountaineers to make the Measurement.

Officially, Mount Everest is 8848 meters high. This is an Indian measurement from the year 1954. After that, numerous other Teams measure the mountain. According to a US measurement of 1999, when GPS technology was used to, is the Mount Everest’t 8850 meters high. The altitude of 1954 is still the most common.

First Survey

flared up After a major earthquake in Nepal in the year 2015 but it was a controversy about whether the shocks to the mountains will have to shrink. The Nepalese authorities had launched already in 2017, the preparation of an Expedition.

Four state surveyors happy two years on your measuring methods and trained for the extreme challenges of climbing Mount Everest.

“It will not be easy to work on this Terrain, but we are confident that our Mission will be successful,” said expedition leader and chief surveyor Khim Lal Gautam.

Khim Lal Gautam reviewed at the 8. April 2019 in Kathmandu of all Equipment, before it starts to the Surveying Expedition. (AFP/Prakash mathematical)

The Expedition gives to the poor Nepal is also the opportunity, for the first time, a Survey of the mountain, for the country is famous. (Dec/sda)

Created: 08.04.2019, 19:31 PM