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Mount Everest, the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal and Tibet and the rest of the Himalayas were formed during the Cenozoic (from about 65 million years ago to the present) at the start of the collision of India with Asia. This collision movement continues today and Mount Everest is still growing.
Mount Everest formed due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates millions of years ago. The convergence of these plates caused the land to uplift and the Himalayan mountain range to form, including Mount Everest, which is the highest peak in the world.
The formation of Mount Everest was caused by the rapid movement northward of the Indian tectonic plate pushing up and against the Asian plate. It is estimated that Mount Everest was formed 60 million years ago.
Mount Everest was shaped due to glaciation... as a past ice age moved the glacier towards Mount Everest, Arêtes were formed (steep knife edge ridges) which left a pyramid summit known as a horn.
It is thought that the summit of Mount Everest started at the bottom of the ancient Tethys Sea, the motion of the Indian subcontinental plate and the urasian continental plate colliding, about 30 - 50 million years ago, caused the mountain to rise up and become the highest mountain on the Earth
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What is the highest form of land on the earth's surface called?
The highest form of land on the earth's surface is called a mountain or a peak.
What layer of the Atmosphere is Mt Everest in?
Mt Everest is in the Troposhere layer of the atmostphere.
What is the temperature at the bottom of mt everest?
The temperature at the bottom of Mt. Everest varies depending on the season, but it generally ranges from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius (32 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit).
Which is greater the height of Mt Everest or the depth of the Marianna trench?
The height of Mt Everest (29,029 feet) is greater than the depth of the Marianna Trench (36,070 feet).
What mountain is Mt. Everest a part of?
Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range, specifically located in the Mahalangur Himal subrange.
What is the land form with the highest elevation?
Mt. Everest.
What mountain was the tallest when Mt. Everest was not discovered?
Mt Everest.
What type of plate tectonic caused mt Everest?
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What form the tallest mountain range?
Himalayas (mt. Everest is in the Himalayas )
What continent is mt. Everest?
Mt. Everest can be found on Asia
Where in the world is Mt. Everest?
Mt Everest is located in China :)
How many feet is Mt Apo and Mt Everest?
the mt. everest have feet 29,035
Who created Mt Everest?
Earthquakes has caused tectonic plates to crash into each other causing piles of stones and large amount of soil to pile up. After billions of years it became MT. Everest.
What is Mt Everest's apparent altitude?
Mt. Everest is 8,848 m high.
How tall is mt everrest?
The official height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet).
Is mt Everest a mountain or volcano?
Mt. Everest is a mountain. And scientists have never had any activity traces throughout the years that Mt. Everest has ever lived.
How do you abbreviate Mount Everest?
Mt. Everest
