Okay so I love a good volcano and I genuinely had no idea this one existed until today. June 3rd celebrates Chimborazo, a dormant stratovolcano in the Andes in Ecuador and it comes with the best geek fact.
While Mount Everest gets all the glory, Chimborazo is actually the highest point on Earth! Earth has a bit of a wobbly middle, like a squished ball, and Chimborazo sits right on that wobbly bit. Which means its peak is the closest point on Earth to the moon!
I mean. WHAT. How did I not know this?! 🤩
It last erupted around AD 550 so I think we’re safe. Probably. 🌋
Want to know more about this volcano? Here’s the wiki and for those of you doing Duolingo Spanish here’s the wiki en español.
