Mount Everest is located on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Quick Scoop

  • The summit of Mount Everest lies exactly on the international boundary line between Nepal and China.
  • The southern slopes and the most popular climbing and trekking routes (including the famous Everest Base Camp trek) are in Nepal.
  • The northern slopes of Everest are in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, with road access to a separate base camp on that side.

Extra geographic facts

  • Mount Everest is part of the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas, with approximate coordinates 27.9881∘N,86.9250∘E27.9881^\circ N,86.9250^\circ E27.9881∘N,86.9250∘E.
  • Many general-knowledge sources phrase the answer as “on the border of Nepal and China,” since both countries share the mountain’s peak.

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