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The point farthest from Earth's centre isn't Everest but Ecuador's Chimborazo. Earth's spin bulges the equator, pushing sea level there ~22 km farther out than at the poles. Although Chimborazo stands 2,585 m lower than Everest, its summit sits 2.1 km farther from the centre.
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