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🚀 Did you know the country closest to space isn’t Nepal or China… but Ecuador?

Most people assume Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth — and while it’s the tallest above sea level, it’s not actually the closest to space!

Because our planet bulges at the equator and flattens at the poles, the radius at the equator is 21 km larger, pushing some mountains closer to the stars. 🌍

That’s why Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador — even though it’s only about 6,200 meters tall — actually sits 2 kilometers farther from the Earth’s center than Everest! 😲

So, technically, Ecuador, not Nepal, is the country closest to space. 🌋

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