Nanga Parbat Could Overtake Everest

Approximately 241,000 years from now, Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain, could overtake Everest as the tallest mountain on Earth. The 8,126-meter (26,660-foot) peak in the Himalayas is rising about 7 millimeters (0.27 inches) per year. However, this projection only holds if erosion rates remain unchanged.

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