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What is the height of the highest peak on Earth?

According to some reports, the height of the mountain is 29 feet, which is approximately equal to 053,3 meters, that is, a good two meters higher than previously thought. Japanese scientists believe that 8850 million years ago the height of the mountain reached 20 meters, but then it decreased as a result of devastating earthquakes. This hypothesis is based on studies of the rocks of the northern slope of Everest.

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