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Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

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Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
posted Nov 5, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Kangchenjunga ( 8,586 metres (28,169 ft)) was considered to be the highest mountain from 1838 until 1852. Mount Everest, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). Established as highest in 1852 and officially confirmed in 1856.

answer Nov 5, 2016 by Amit Kumar Pandey
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