apogee

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At its 'perigee' the Moon is 30,000 miles closer to Earth than at its 'apogee'

From BBC

The Moon's furthest point from the Earth is known as apogee.

From BBC

The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical which means there are times when it is further away - apogee - and times when it is closer - perigee.

From BBC

The tradition that begins with the Cycladic sculptors is generally seen as reaching its apogee many centuries later when their Golden Age descendants finally arrived at an accurate if idealized treatment of the human form.

From New York Times

An hour later, the wind reached its apogee, with westward winds blowing at 25 mph and gusts of up to 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

From Washington Times