Mount Everest

              Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world which is 8848 metres high . It was formed in the last few million years ago.First recognized as the highest peek in 1852, it got its western name ten years later in 1862. Mount Everest was named for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), a British surveyor. Surveyors don't agree on the height of Mount Everest. The British government in the 1800's thought the height was 29,002 feet. In 1954 the Indian government said it's 29,028 feet, but a widely used unofficial figure says it is 29,141 feet.
               Mount Everest sits on the border between Nepal and Tibet. People from the western hemisphere weren't allowed to climb Mount Everest until the early 1920's. The first known climb that made it to the top was made by a New Zealander named Sir Edmund Hillary and a Napalese named Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. They climbed the mountain in 1953. Since then Everest has been climbed by 400 people. Access is restricted by the Nepalese to prevent too much damage to the environment.
                    Mount Everest is  the heart of Nepal. Nepal is known as the "The country of Mount Everest " in the world. Our country Nepal and we Nepalese people can proudly say that world's highest mountain "Mount Everest" is located in Nepal.