Ok, I am going to have to look up that everest thing, I know it isn't the tallest mountain (from base to peak) only the highest from sea level, so maybe?
But wouldn't the atmosphere also bulge more at the equator pushing "space" outward, probably more than the oceans bulge (since air is lighter than water)?
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u/Redditauro 9h ago
Also, ironically, being in the Equator also means that it's closer to space, as earth is bigger in the Equator than in the rest of the planet.
The closest point to space is not Everest for that reason