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Measuring Mount Everest. In 1852 the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India revealed that Everest ( then called Peak XV) was the world's tallest peak at 8,840 m ( 29,002 ft ). Errors in measurement were corrected in 1955 to 8,848 m (29,029 ft). and in 1993 to 8,847.7 m ( 29,028 ft ). In 1999 data beamed from sensors on Everest's summit to GPS (Global Positioning System) satellities established a new height of 8,850 m (29,035 ft). which geographers accept as the current 'offical' figure.

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