Explanation

• Location: Nepal–China (Tibet) border in the Himalayas
• Highest peak in the world: Mount Everest
• Height: 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft)
• Named after: Sir George Everest in 1856
• First successful expedition: 1953

Additional information:

• First climbers: Tenzing Norgay (Sherpa) & Sir Edmund Hillary – 1953
• First person to climb Everest twice: Nawang Gombu
• First Pakistani woman to summit Everest: Samina Baig – 2013
• Youngest Pakistani to summit Everest: Sheroze Kashif
• First blind Asian (3rd in world) to climb Everest: Zhang Hong
• Fastest woman to summit Everest: Tsang Yin-hung (Hong Kong) – 2021

Last updated 06 Nov 2026 by NA

Explanation

Cape of Good Hope 

• - Explorer: Bartolomeu Dias (Portuguese).
• - Year: 1488.
• - First European: To round the southern tip of Africa.
• - Original Name: Cape of Storms (Cabo das Tormentas).
• - Renamed By: King John II of Portugal.
• - New Name: Cape of Good Hope (Cabo de Boa Esperança).
• - Location: Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa.

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026

Explanation

• - Location: Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa.
• - Coast: Atlantic Ocean.
• - Geographical Feature: Rocky headland.
• - Pharaoh: Necho II of Egypt.
• - Date: Around 600 BC.
• - Explorers: Phoenician sailors.
• - Route: Red Sea → Around Africa → Mouth of the Nile

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Explanation

Norway's primary religion is Christianity.

Norway's capital is Oslo.

Norway's currency is Norwegian Krone.

Norway's official language is Norwegian.

Norway is located on the continent of Europe.

Explanation

• Country: China
• First use: 806 AD (approx.)
• Early name: Feiqian (Flying Money)
• Dynasty: Tang Dynasty → Song Dynasty (official issue)
• Importance: First-ever paper-based monetary system

Last updated by NA on 05-11-2026