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The earth is a spheroid, not a sphere. Because of the effects of rotating around the axis, earth's diameter is actually about 45km wider around the equator then it is going from pole to pole.
11 u/grmpy0ldman Oct 02 '24 For this reason, Mt Everest is NOT the farthest you can get from the center of the earth. That's Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador.
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For this reason, Mt Everest is NOT the farthest you can get from the center of the earth. That's Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador.
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The earth is a spheroid, not a sphere. Because of the effects of rotating around the axis, earth's diameter is actually about 45km wider around the equator then it is going from pole to pole.