Everest, G. (English spelling) EverestG

Japanese: Everest,G.(英語表記)EverestG
Everest, G. (English spelling) EverestG

…The world's highest peak, 8,848m above sea level, is located in the central Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
[Discovery and Naming]
In 1852, while collating the results of the Great Trigonometric Survey of India, a peak known as Peak XV was discovered to be the highest peak in the world. Since the local name was unknown, it was named after George Everest, the former Surveyor General of India (in office 1830-43). The Tibetan name Chomolungma (Chomolungma Peak in Chinese) is said to mean "Goddess of the Earth" or "Mother Goddess of the World."

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Japanese:

…ヒマラヤ山脈中央にあり,ネパールとチベットの国境にそびえる世界最高峰。標高8848m。
[発見と命名]
 1852年,インドの大三角測量による結果の集計中に〈ピークXV〉といわれていた峰が,世界最高峰であることが発見された。現地名がわからなかったので,前インド測量局長官エベレストGeorge Everest(在任1830‐43)の名をとって命名された。チベット人のいう〈チョモランマChomolungma〉(中国表記で珠穆朗瑪峰)の名は,〈大地の女神〉〈世界の母神〉の意という。…

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