GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Chimborazo is an Andean stratovolcano in central Ecuador, looming so impressively over the country that, on a clear day, you can see it all the way from the large port city of Guayaquil, 90 miles away.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answer is debatable. Mount Chimborazo’s peak is the furthest point on Earth from Earth’s center. The summit is over 6, 800 feet [2, 072 meters] farther from Earth’s center than Mount Everest’s summit. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from base to peak at more than 33, 500 feet [10, 210 meters].

Detailed explanation-3: -Chimborazo is still the highest mountain on Earth, at least when measured from the Earth’s centre rather than sea level. Since our planet is a squashed sphere not a round one, and peaks close to the Equator get an extra few kilometres, Ecuador’s tallest peak emerges supreme, the point on Earth closest to outer space.

Detailed explanation-4: -Climb Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, Ecuador´s 2 highest peaks. Climb Cotopaxi Volcano expedition, within the Cotopaxi National Park, is the second-largest mountain in Ecuador and its 5, 897m (19, 347ft) summit makes it one of the largest active volcanoes in the world.