World Record Title: The world's highest peaks: Mount Everest
World Record Creator: Everest
World Record Holder: Everest
World Record Fields: The highest mountain above sea level
World Record Number: 20120100002
World Record Valid: Until the world record was broken.
World Record Witness: Carrying the Flag World Records certifier 002
World Records Source: World record database of Carrying the Flag
Awarding Certificate Date: January 28, 2012
World Record Details: 

The world's highest mountain is located between China and Nepal, Mount Everest, October 9, 2005 Mapping Agency announced Everest rock surface should be 8844.43 meters altitude, the ice thickness of 3.50 m, the height of more than 1975 measurements 8848.13 meters short of the 3.7 m. Everest called Everest or Mount Everest, Tibetan meaning can be understood as "Mother Earth", the peak is located in the border between China and Nepal, North Slope in China Tingri County, the southern slope in Nepal Sagarmatha Area。

Everest recent survey in 2005, is determined by the Chinese State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. March 2005 Everest expedition start retest large, which lasted more than two months probing, May 22 The first summit team successful ascent of 11:08, 9 October 2005 Bureau of Surveying and Mapping Everest announced rock face should be 8844.43 meters altitude, the ice thickness of 3.50 m。

This is carried out first rock face Everest altitude measurements, allegedly is so far the most accurate measurements, the measured height from 1975 8,848.13 meters short of the 3.7 m (Nepal using the reference height of the snow cover 8,848 m）。

In order to give a more accurate authoritative data, mapping agency this measurement Everest height measurement with a classic combination of GPS measurements with satellite technology program, and the first measurement of Everest spent in deep snow radar detector, but the outside world while beads 8846.1,8840,8850,8851 peak height of 8872 meters, and many other data or argument。