Which expedition found Mallory's body in 1999?
Everest Peace Expedition
Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition
Everest Millennium Expedition
National Geographic Expedition
Answer
The Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition discovered Mallory's body on Mount Everest in 1999. The expedition was led by Conrad Anker and Dave Hahn, who found Mallory's body at an altitude of 8,159 meters (26,765 feet). Mallory's body was well-preserved, and he was still wearing the clothes he had worn when he disappeared in 1924.
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