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What is the rate at which, Mt Everest is rising, due to the movement in the tectonic plates?

What is the rate at which, Mt Everest is rising, due to the movement in the tectonic plates?
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What is the rate at which, Mt Everest is rising, due to the movement in the tectonic plates?

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Everest grows 0.1576 inches (about four millimeters) each year. Other tectonic forces, however, may cost Everest some of its height.
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