Since the Earth is not a perfect sphere, the measurement from pole to pole is about 43 km (26.7 mi) less than the diameter of Earth across the equator (see #6). That title goes to Chimborazo, a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Since Moun...
6. The Amazon River Starts in Peru Beginning with the headwaters of the Mantaro River on the Cordillera Rumi Cruz in Peru, the Amazon River is the largest river in the world by discharge volume and competes with the Nile River for being the longest in the world. ...