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Andrew Scott Waugh
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Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh was a British Army officer and Surveyor General of India who worked in the Great Trigonometrical Survey. He served under Sir George Everest and succeeded him in 18
Portrait by George Duncan Beechey, 1852
Portrait by George Duncan Beechey, 1852
Andrew Scott Waugh's grave in Brompton Cemetery, west London.
Andrew Scott Waugh's grave in Brompton Cemetery, west London.
Waugh around 1861
Waugh around 1861
Mount Everest
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most r
Andrew Scott Waugh
…and succeeded him in 1843. Waugh established a gridiron system of traverses for covering northern India. Waugh is credited with naming the peak of Mount Everest. Waugh was the first son of General Gilbert Waugh who served as military auditor-general in Madras. After studying at Edinburgh he joined Addiscombe…
Mount Everest
View of Mt. Everest from the west
View of Mt. Everest from the west
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp
View from the south (Nepal) shows Everest rising behind the ridge connecting Nuptse and Lhotse; in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dab
View from the south (Nepal) shows Everest rising behind the ridge connecting Nuptse and Lhotse; in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam
The name "Mount Everest" was first proposed in this 1856 speech, later published in 1857, in which the mountain was first confirmed as the world's hig
The name "Mount Everest" was first proposed in this 1856 speech, later published in 1857, in which the mountain was first confirmed as the world's highest.