Summits farthest from the Earth's center
Although Mount Everest is the point with the highest elevation above sea level on the Earth, it is not the summit that is farthest from the Earth's center. Because of the equatorial bulge, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Andes is the point on the Earth that is farthest from the center, and is 2,168 m (7,113 ft) farther from the Earth's center than the summit of Everest. The second-farthest summit, Huascarán, also in the Andes, is only about 10 metres closer to the Earth's center.
| Position | Type | Summit | Distance from Earth's center[1] | Elevation above sea level m | Latitude | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dormant Volcano | Chimborazo | 6,384.4 kilometres or 3,967.1 miles | 6,267 metres (20,561 ft) | 1°28'9"S | Ecuador |
| 2 | Mountain | Huascarán (Sur Summit) | 6,384.4 kilometres or 3,967.1 miles | 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) | 9°7′17″S | Peru |
| 3 | Mountain | Yerupajá | 6,384.3 kilometres or 3,967.0 miles | 6,655 metres (21,834 ft) | 10°16′01″S | Peru |
| 4 | Active Volcano | Cotopaxi | 6,384.1 kilometres or 3,966.9 miles | 5,897 metres (19,347 ft) | 0°40′50″S | Ecuador |
| 5 | Mountain | Huandoy | 6,384.0 kilometres or 3,966.8 miles | 6,395 metres (20,981 ft) | 9°01′38″S | Peru |
| 6 | Dormant Volcano | Kilimanjaro (Kibo Summit) | 6,384.0 kilometres or 3,966.8 miles | 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) | 3°4′33″S | Tanzania |
| 7 | Active Volcano | Cayambe | 6,384.0 kilometres or 3,966.8 miles | 5,790 metres (19,000 ft) | 0°1′30″N | Ecuador |
| 8 | Volcano | Antisana | 6,383.9 kilometres or 3,966.8 miles | 5,753 metres (18,875 ft) | 0°28'53″N | Ecuador |
| 9 | Mountain | Siula Grande | 6,383.8 kilometres or 3,966.7 miles | 5,790 metres (19,000 ft) | 10°17′S | Peru |
| 27 [citation needed] | Mountain | Mount Everest | 6,382.3 kilometres or 3,965.8 miles | 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) | 27°59′17″N | Nepal |
References
[edit]- ^ Biegert, Mark. "The Farthest Mountaintops from the Center of the Earth". Retrieved 2018-07-04.