Why is it easier for a rocket to get to space the further South it is launched?

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Edit: Thank you for your answers, I did a complete brain fart and said South instead of closer to the equator, you all rock

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The easiest place to launch a rocket would be from the summit of Chimborazo – because of the Earth’s slight bulge, its the farthest point from the center of the Earth (not Everest), so the least gravity, plus it’s practically on the Equator as other folks have mentioned.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo)

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