Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but deeper forces are at work
- Written by Gordon Lister, Visiting Professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
Even among the huge peaks of the Himalayas, Mount Everest stands out.Julius Zetzsche / UnsplashMount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?
At 8,849 metres above sea level, Everest is around 250m taller than the other great peaks of the Himalayas....





