Remeasuring team heading to Mt. Qomolangma summit again after delayed twice by bad weather

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-24 19:26
Share
Share - WeChat
Two members of a Chinese mountaineering team pose for a photo for leaving the advanced base camp of Mount Qomolangma for the third attempt to reach the peak of the mountain, May 24, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

China initiated a new round of measurement on the height of Mount Qomolangma on April 30. The measurement team consists of members from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the national mountaineering team.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chinese surveyors have conducted six rounds of scaled measurement and scientific research on Mount Qomolangma and released the height of the peak twice in 1975 and 2005, which was 8,848.13 meters and 8,844.43 meters respectively.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next   >>|
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US