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Posted on January 8, 2013 by ritamitra
At 20,564 feet, Mount Chimborazo is an inactive volcano and is the tallest peak in Ecuador. Because of the equatorial bulge, Chimborazo is the farthest point from the center of the Earth. Its glacier-covered peak has the distinction of being the closest point to the sun on the planet.

At 20,564 feet, Mount Chimborazo is an inactive volcano and is the tallest peak in Ecuador. Because of the equatorial bulge, Chimborazo is the farthest point from the center of the Earth. Its glacier-covered peak has the distinction of being the closest point to the sun on the planet.