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Mount Everest was named after who

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George Everest
George Everest (1790-1866), the British Welsh explorer
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Who was so named because of its connection with Mount Everest or Mount Chomolungma, the world's highest mountain above sea level at?
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Mount Everest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, he decided that Peak XV should be named after George Everest, his predecessor as ... The official Tibetan name for Mount Everest is Qomolangma (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_everest
Why was Mount Everest named after George Everest
George Everest's student, Andrew Waugh, had surveyed and mapped Everest. When he had done so, there were several names by multiple cultures at the time.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_was_Mount_Everest_named_after_George_Everest
After whom was Mount Everest named after
Mt. Everest is named after Sir George Everest. He was a British military engineer who served as a surveyor general of India from 1829 to 1843.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/After_whom_was_Mount_Everest_named_after
Mount Everest: named after the first surveyor general of India
For over 150 years scientists have tried to establish the exact height of Mount Everest. To settle the matter once and for all, Nepal has ordered a new survey of the ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2011/jul/21/...
Mt Everest History and facts
Named after: Sir George Everest in 1865 ,the British surveyor-general of India. ... to record the height and location of Mt. Everest, this is where Mt."Everest" got its name ...
http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html

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