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LIMESTONE SUMMIT
The summit of Mount Everest is
made of limestone that formed
on an ocean floor about 450
million years ago. Thrust high
into the air by the collision of
India with Asia, it contains the
fossils of extinct marine animals.
“All of the highest
mountains on Earth are
in the Himalayas
and neighboring
Karakoram range.”
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