George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president.
The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to the north have risen very rapidly. In just 50 million years, peaks such as Mt. Everest have risen to heights of more than 9 km. The impinging of the two landmasses has yet to end. The Himalayas continue to rise more than 1 cm a year -- a growth rate of 10 km in a million years!
The himalayas was always revered by the ancients, and finds mention in the ancient scripts. Mount everest was always the tallest mountain in the world, since man has been fascinated by the highest peaks. wizard of the East Â· 9 years ago. Thumbs up.