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!
Mount Everest isnât actually the tallest mountain â Ecuadorâs Chimborazo beats it. All of those that have bravely climbed Mount Everest might have done so in vain â they werenât climbing the worldâs highest mountain after all, according to scientists. The Himalayan mountain is actually beaten by Chimborazo, in Ecuador. But Everest still wins on the traditional metrics: itâs nearly 9,000m above sea level, thousands more than any of its closest rivals.