how and when did Mount Everest become the tallest mountain? And will it remain so?
- Written by Brendan Duffy, Lecturer in Applied Geoscience, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockMost people know that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain but I want to know for how long it has been the tallest, and for how long in the future it will remain so (…) Which range preceded it? (…) When will something else overtake it? — Nigel, age 14, Christchurch
Nigel, thank you for this wonderful and insightful...






