LIVE: Sagarmatha's new height

Published On: December 8, 2020 01:53 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: After working for years in measuring the height of the world’s tallest mountain, the government of Nepal and China are jointly announcing the newly-measured height of Mount Sagarmatha amid a ceremony in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The newly-measured height of the tallest mountain of the world is being revealed jointly by Nepal and China, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

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