Question of the Day #16 · April 8, 2026
Because of the Earth's equatorial bulge, the summit of which mountain is the closest point on Earth to space?
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Mount Chimborazo
Mount Chimborazo stands near the Equator, where Earth’s surface bulges outward because of the planet’s rotation. Although Everest rises higher above sea level, Chimborazo’s summit is farther from Earth’s center and therefore slightly closer to space.