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Mount Chimborazo summit is the farthest point from Earth's centre
Earth's equatorial bulge pushes this Ecuadorian peak farthest into space
Because Earth is an oblate spheroid that bulges near the equator, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador stands farthest from the planet's centre. Although its summit elevation is 6,263 metres above sea level, its position on the equatorial bulge places it about two kilometres further from Earth's core than Mount Everest.
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- Earth's equatorial bulge pushes this Ecuadorian peak farthest into space. The figure is taken from USGS, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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