Interés Humano

El Everest creció casi un metro, según la nueva medición hecha por Nepal y China

El ‘techo del mundo’ se yergue a 8.848,86 metros sobre el nivel del mar

In this undated handout photo released by the Survey Department, Nepal on December 1, 2020 a team member places a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver after drilling it on a rock during Mount Everest height measurements. - The highest point on Earth got a bit higher on December 8 as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure. (Photo by - / Survey Department, Nepal / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Survey Department, Nepal" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
In this undated handout photo released by the Survey Department, Nepal on December 1, 2020 a team member places a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver after drilling it on a rock during Mount Everest height measurements. - The highest point on Earth got a bit higher on December 8 as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure. (Photo by - / Survey Department, Nepal / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Survey Department, Nepal" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -
Un integrante de un equipo nepalí instaló un receptor del Sistema de Navegación Global por Satélite (GNSS) después de perforar en la roca mientras se llevaban a cabo las mediciones de la altura del monte Everest. AFP Un integrante de un equipo nepalí instaló un receptor del Sistema de Navegación Global por Satélite (GNSS) después de perforar en la roca mientras se llevaban a cabo las mediciones de la altura del monte Everest. AFP (-/AFP)

Katmandú. China y Nepal acordaron finalmente la altura de la cima del Everest, la montaña mas alta del mundo, que aumentó casi un metro y quedó fijada en 8.848,86 metros sobre el nivel del mar, se anunció en una conferencia de prensa conjunta.

La altura acordada del "techo del mundo" gana así 86 centímetros con respecto a la medida previamente reconocida por Nepal, y más de cuatro metros comparados con la altitud medida anteriormente por China.

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