The Arun river, which flows east of Everest, has long been shaping the landscape through its erosion. About 89,000 years ago, it merged with the Kosi river system in a process called drainage piracy.

The Kosi River in the Himalayas once captured part of a tributary: the Arun River. It set off a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, a new study has found.

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It set off a chain of geological events that reshaped — and is still reshaping — the landscape, ... The Arun River, a tributary of the Kosi River network, flows near Mount Everest.