THE HIGHEST POINT ON EARTH

 

Ecuador's highest point is Mt. Chimborazo. It reaches a height of 20,561 feet.

Its lowest point is at the Pacific coastline.

If elevation were measured from the center of the Earth the the highest peak, Mt. Chimborazo would be the highest point on Earth, not Mt. Everest!

The summit of Mount Everest reaches a higher elevation above sea level, but the summit of Chimborazo is widely reported to be the farthest point on the surface from Earth's center with Huascarán a very close second. The summit of the Chimborazo is the fixed point on Earth which has the utmost distance from the center – because of the oblate spheroid shape of the planet Earth which is "thicker" around the Equator than measured around the poles.  Chimborazo is one degree south of the Equator and the Earth's diameter at the Equator is greater than at the latitude of Everest (8,848 m (29,029 ft) above sea level), nearly 28° north, with sea level also elevated. Despite being 2,580 m (8,465 ft) lower in elevation above sea level, it is 6,384.4 km (3,967.1 mi) from the Earth's center, 2,168 m (7,113 ft) farther than the summit of Everest (6,382.3 km (3,965.8 mi) from the Earth's center).  However, by the criterion of elevation above sea level, Chimborazo is not even the highest peak of the Andes. Indigenous tribes live around the beautiful and pristine mountain in South American.  The culture is still being preserved and noting and appreciating their art keeps their tradition alive. Segundo The Inca Bag