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Mount Chimborazo is the point on Earth closest to the Sun due to the equatorial bulge.

Why it is true

The Earth is not a perfect sphere, being wider at the equator. Because Chimborazo is very close to the equator, its summit is further from the Earth's center than Everest's.

Source: Geodesy Institute

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