Which country is closest to the moon? You might not know the answer, the full moon looks different from here...
We see the moon from the earth every day. Just as the sun appears early in some places and late in others, the moon also appears smaller in some places and bigger in others. This may sound a bit strange but there is a country from where the moon can be seen from the closest distance.
The closest view of the moon is found in a country called Ecuador. How close an area is to space depends on how high it is. Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. You might be thinking that the moon should be visible the closest from Everest, but the closest view of the moon is seen from Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.
We all know that the Earth is round but it is slightly flat from top and bottom like an orange. The distance from the center to the equator is more than other regions of the Earth. Due to this, the force of gravity at the equator is relatively less.
Since the country of Ecuador is higher than other regions and its capital Quito is about 2,850 meters above sea level, it becomes the second highest city in the world. Due to this geographical position, life here is a bit difficult.
Ecuador is a country located on the west coast of South America. Ecuador means equator in Spanish. The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the North Pole and the South Pole. Ecuador is named so because of its geographical location. There are 13 countries in the world located entirely on the equator, one of them is Ecuador.
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