What is the highest mountain peak above sea level on Earth?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Mount Everest (8,848.86 m)
- Step 1: Mount Everest sits on the crest of the Great Himalayas along the international border between Nepal and China (Tibet Autonomous Region).
- Step 2: Known as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Chomolungma in Tibetan, its official summit elevation was jointly confirmed at 8,848.86 meters in December 2020.
Answer
Mount Everest (8,848.86 m)
Why not the others: 'K2' is the second-highest peak on Earth, located in the Karakoram range; 'Kangchenjunga' is the third-highest mountain; 'Lhotse' is the fourth-highest mountain, directly connected to Everest via the South Col.
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