Niota is a city in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 781 at the 2000 census. Niota is located at 35Â°30â²51â³N 84Â°32â²50â³W / 35.51417Â°N 84.54722Â°W / 35.51417; -84.54722 (35.514230, -84.547132).
The World's Tallest Mountain - Mount Everest. Geography. With a peak elevation of 29,035 feet (8850 meters), the top of Mount Everest is the world's highest point above sea level. As the world's highest mountain, climbing to the top of Mount Everest has been a goal of many mountain climbers for many decades. Mount Everest is located on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China.
Nepal however did not officially recognize 8,850 metres but rather stuck to 8,848 m. Everest is still growing due to the plate tectonics of the area, adding 3 to 5 mm (1/8 to 3/16 inch) to the height and moving north-eastward at 27 mm (1.06 in) per year. Everest is the mountain whose summit attains the greatest distance above sea level.