Geography textbooks got it all wrong. When measured from the center of Earth rather than sea level, Ecuador's Chimborazo is actually farther from Earth's core than Everest. Mauna Kea extends another 6km underwater, and Cayambe sits right on the equatorial bulge where Earth's radius is greatest. But in this race? Everest still dominates the record books because we're stubborn about measurement standards. The mountain equivalent of "well, technically..."
The Highest Mountain Is Relative
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