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By comparison, the Himalaya (maximum height, > 8800m) are only ~50m years old, are among the fastest rising mountains in the world, and Everest itself has an average growth rate over the period of 0.18mm/yr.

The fastest rising peak, presently, is Nanga Parbet, in Pakistan (part of the Himalayan Plateau), rising at 7mm/yr.

That's 70mm/decade, and 700mm (~3/4 meter) every century.

<https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-r...>

<https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/how-himalayas-for...>



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