Nepal, China agree Mt. Everest is 8,848.86 meters tall

Nepal and China agreed Tuesday that Mt. Everest is 8,848.86 meters tall, ending a discrepancy between the heights recognized by the two nations that the world's tallest peak straddles.Nepal had previously recognized the mountain as 8,848 meters tall, or 86 centimeters shorter than now, while China had put its height at 8,848.13 meters.Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi made the joint announcement by video conferencing from Kathmandu and Beijing, respectively."This is a special moment," Gyawali said, adding that Nepal-China relations have stre…READ FULL ARTICLE