Chimborazo stratovolcano

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Chimborazo stratovolcano is a massive, inactive Andean volcano in central Ecuador whose summit is the farthest point on Earth's surface from its center due to the planet’s equatorial bulge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
appearsOn Ecuadorian coat of arms
composition andesitic-dacitic lava
country Ecuador
distanceFromEarthCenterAtSummit about 6384.4 kilometers
elevationAboveSeaLevel 20549 feet
6263.47 meters
firstAscent 1880
firstAscentBy Edward Whymper
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Louis Carrel
glacierCoverage upper slopes
hasClimbingRoutes normal route via Whymper hut
hasCrater eroded summit crater
hasGlacier yes
hasLocalNameInKichwa Chimborazo
hasSummitName Whymper summit
hostsSpecies alpacas
llamas
vicuñas
isFartherFromEarthCenterThan Mount Everest
isHighestPointOf Andes north of Peru
Ecuador
isPartOf Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo
surface form: Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve
isPopularFor high-altitude trekking
mountaineering
isProtectedAreaFeature Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo
surface form: Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve
isSymbolOf Ecuadorian national identity
isVolcanoOfType subduction-related volcano
lastEruption around 550 AD
latitude approximately 1.5° S
liesNear equator
locatedIn Andes
Cordillera Occidental
surface form: Cordillera Occidental of the Andes

central Ecuador
locatedInProvince Bolívar Province
Chimborazo Province
Tungurahua Province
longitude approximately 78.8° W
namedAfter Baron Alexander von Humboldt’s patron Chimborazo region
nearestMajorCity Riobamba
prominence 4138 meters
reasonForFarthestPoint Earth’s equatorial bulge
summitIsFarthestFromEarthCenter true
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
volcanoStatus inactive
volcanoType stratovolcano

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