Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo, not Everest, is the closest point to space due to Earth’s equatorial bulge and unique shape.
According to reports, Ecuador holds the title of being closest to space, thanks to Mount Chimborazo, a dormant Andean volcano ...
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