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If I asked you what you thought the highest point on Earth is, what would be your answer? Mount Everest?

Everest is accepted to be the highest mountain on Earth when using the conventional method of measuring mountains, but if we wanted to find the point on Earth that was closest to space then Everest is beaten by Mount Chimborazo, located in Ecuador.

The traditional way we measure mountains is the height from sea level to the peak, Everest coming in at 8,848metres and Chimborazo a lot shorter at 6,268metres. This would not even put it in the top 100 tallest mountains. So how ‘on Earth’ can this possibly be closer to space?

It has to do with the shape of the Earth. This is how we picture the Earth, a perfect circle. But in fact, the Earth has a slight bulge at the equator due to the centrifugal force caused by the Earths constant rotation around its axis. Basically, it bulges a bit in the middle as it spins, and the shape is called an oblate spheroid.

Everest sits a decent bit above this bulge on the equator whereas Chimborazo is very close to it. This makes the peak of Chimborazo over 3000metres further away from the centre of Earth compared to Everest and the closest point you can be to the moon and space with your feet touching the ground. So who wants to go and stand on the closest point to the stars on Earth!?

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