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Mt.Everest, the main peak of the Himalayas, is the highest peak on the earth. At an altitude of 8848 meters (29,035 feet), it is located at 86.9°E and 27.9°N, right on the east section of the Sino-Nepal border, with the north slope in Tingri County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the people's Republic of China, and the south slope in the Kingdom of Nepal.