Whymper summit
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Whymper summit is the principal peak of Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, notable for being one of the farthest points from Earth’s center due to the planet’s equatorial bulge.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain summit
→
peak → |
| climbingRouteType | glaciated alpine route → |
| continent | South America → |
| country | Ecuador → |
| distanceCharacteristic | among the greatest geocentric distances of any point on Earth → |
| elevation |
20548 ft
→
6263 m → |
| firstAscentBy | Edward Whymper → |
| firstAscentYear | 1880 → |
| geologicalType | volcanic summit → |
| hasClimate | alpine climate → |
| hasFeature | permanent snow and ice cover → |
| hasParentPeak | Chimborazo → |
| is | principal peak of Chimborazo → |
| locatedIn |
Andes
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Cordillera Occidental → |
| locatedInProvince | Chimborazo Province → |
| locatedNear | Riobamba → |
| locatedOn |
Chimborazo
→
surface form: "Chimborazo volcano"
|
| mountainRange | Andes → |
| namedAfter | Edward Whymper → |
| notableFor |
being one of the farthest points from Earth’s center
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high geocentric distance due to Earth’s equatorial bulge → |
| onVolcano | Chimborazo → |
| partOf | Chimborazo → |
| prominenceContext | highest summit of Chimborazo massif → |
| relativeTo | Earth’s center → |
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