This statistic is a ranking of the world's tallest mountains as of 2016. As of this time, the Mount Everest, Nepal, was one of the highest mountains in the world, rising to 8,848 meters above sea level. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
Ranking of the tallest mountains in the world
(in meters above sea level)
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WorldAtlas. (February 24, 2016). Ranking of the tallest mountains in the world (in meters above sea level) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519664/tallest-mountains-in-the-world/
WorldAtlas. "Ranking of the tallest mountains in the world (in meters above sea level)." Chart. February 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519664/tallest-mountains-in-the-world/
WorldAtlas. (2016). Ranking of the tallest mountains in the world (in meters above sea level). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519664/tallest-mountains-in-the-world/
WorldAtlas. "Ranking of The Tallest Mountains in The World (in Meters above Sea Level)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519664/tallest-mountains-in-the-world/
WorldAtlas, Ranking of the tallest mountains in the world (in meters above sea level) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519664/tallest-mountains-in-the-world/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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