Look a little closer
Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level, but that is not the only way to measure height. Measured from Earth's center, the summit of Chimborazo in Ecuador comes out ahead.
Earth is not a perfect sphere. Its rotation makes the planet bulge around the equator, and Chimborazo sits close to that bulge. Its starting point is already farther from the center than mountains at higher latitudes.
Everest and Chimborazo are therefore champions under different definitions. The comparison is a useful reminder that rankings depend on where measurement begins.
