Chimborazo
volcano and highest mountain in Ecuador
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Chimborazo is a stratovolcano[1]. Chimborazo ranks in the top 3% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,939 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chimborazo Province[3]
- Country: Ecuador[4]
- Continent: Americas[5]
- Instance of: mountain[6]
- Location: Riobamba Canton[7], Ecuador[8]
- Commons category: Chimborazo[9]
- Coordinate location: -1.4691666666667, -78.8175[10]
- Significant event: first ascent[11], last volcanic eruption[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chimborazo[13]
- Commons gallery: Chimborazo (Ecuador)[14]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
- Native label: Chimborazo[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 6263.47[20]
- Time period: Paleogene[21]
- Topographic isolation: 846[22]
- Topographic prominence: 4122[23]
- Located in protected area: Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve[24]
- Volcano observatory: Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional[25]
- Mountain range: Andes[26]
- P14541: o3SKf[27]
- P14586: 77585[28]
Why It Matters
Chimborazo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Chimborazo is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]