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The following is a list of mountains that have been presumed, at one time, to be the highest mountain in the world. How general the following presumptions were is unclear.

★ Chimborazo, . Presumed highest from (?) until the beginning of the nineteenth century.

★ Nanda Devi, . Presumed highest in the world before Kanchenjunga was sighted in an era when Nepal was still closed to the world...

★ Dhaulagiri, . Presumed highest from 1808 until 1838 (???).

★ Kangchenjunga, . Presumed highest from 1838 until 1852.

★ Mount Everest, . Established as highest in 1852.

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★ This list has no relevance before the first world-wide explorations in the sixteenth century. However there may have been a generally agreed presumptive winner before Chimborazo.

★ The summit of Chimborazo is in fact the farthest point from the Earth's center, due to the equatorial bulge. (There may be a close tie with Huascarán.)

★ An inaccurate survey in the 1980s led to claims that K2, , was in fact higher than Everest. These claims were widely reported but were found to have no validity.