• Question: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

    Asked by andrew48 to Betul, Bridget, Ceri-Wyn, Laurel, Maria on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Laurel Fogarty

      Laurel Fogarty answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Trick question!

    • Photo: Ceri-Wyn Thomas

      Ceri-Wyn Thomas answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      Well, even before its discovery Mt Everest was still the tallest mountain. But before its discovery I think the tallest mountains known to us were located in the Himalayas nonetheless. Or perhaps it was K2?

    • Photo: Bridget Waller

      Bridget Waller answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      No idea at all – stumped.

    • Photo: Betul Arslan

      Betul Arslan answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      It was some Himalayan summit, most of the other tallest mountains were discovered in same decade of Everest though.

      ps. I totally felt into this trap!!! Help!!! (In my defense, it is afterwork, 8pm and I still did not have dinner!!!)

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