Everest

My next stop in my journey is Mount Everest!

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This is the highest peak in the world at 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E. 
Of course I'm not actually going to climb it, imagine the liability our company would need
to have, and the risk of injury on a trip like that! I was able to see the camp at the base of 
the mountain.


 

http://www.mount-everest.net/images/2-everest-base-camp.jpg

Anyways, back to plate tectonics. Mount Everest and all the Himalayas are the result of 
collision boundaries. Collision boundaries are places where two tectonic plates collide, and
both push upwards, creating mountains.A long time ago, Asia collided with India to create 
the Himalayas. This is and illustration of a collision boundary.

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/images/tectonics-collide.jpg

There was a catastrophic earthquake 10km from Mount Everest in 1934. It was the worst in 
India's history (although Mt Everest is in Nepal). Some say around 30,000 people died.