Proof Everest Was Once Underwater | How the Earth Was Made (S2, E8)

It is the tallest and biggest mountain on earth, as far removed from sea level as it's possible to be--and yet its sedimentary layers contain fossils. See more in Season 2, Episode 8, "Everest." HISTORY goes to the ends of the earth to find where our world began. Forged from fire and ice, formed by...

44 min - Planet & Climate - HISTORY

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