The summit of Everest is made of limestone containing fossils of sea creatures.
Why it is true
These rocks formed on the floor of a sea about 450 million years ago and contain remains of trilobites and other marine animals. The collision between India and Asia, which began some 50 million years ago, pushed them up to almost 9 km high.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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