Multiple choice

Which is the world's highest mountain peak?

  1. K-2

  2. Mt. Everest

  3. Kanchen Junga

  4. Kailash
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain peak above sea level at 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet). K2 (Godwin-Austen) is the second highest at 8,611 meters. Kanchenjunga is the third highest. Mount Kailash is sacred in multiple religions but is not among the tallest peaks. Everest's height was most recently measured in 2020 by Nepal and China.

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