Chimborazo

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Chimborazo is a dormant stratovolcano in the Andes of central Ecuador whose summit is famously the farthest point on Earth's surface from its center due to the planet’s equatorial bulge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
climbingSeason December to January
June to August
composition andesitic rocks
dacitic rocks
country Ecuador
distanceFromEarthCenter approximately 6384.4 km
elevationAboveSeaLevel 20549 ft
6263.47 m
firstAscent 1880
firstAscentBy Edward Whymper
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Louis Carrel
geologicalAge Pleistocene to Holocene
linked to: Quaternary period
glaciersLocatedOn all major faces
hasGlacier yes
hasIndigenousNameOrigin Quechua
hasRefuge Carrel Hut
Whymper Hut
linked to: Carrel Hut
hasSecondarySummit Veintimilla summit
hasSummitCount multiple summits
highestSummitName Whymper summit
isHighestPointOf Andes of Ecuador
linked to: Andes

Ecuador
Northern Andes in Ecuador
isPartOf Pacific Ring of Fire
lastEruption Holocene
approximately 550 AD
locatedIn Andes
Cordillera Occidental
central Ecuador
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chimborazo Province
locatedNear Riobamba
mountainRange Andes
namedAfter Chimborazo Province
nearbyCity Guaranda
Riobamba
nearbyVolcano Carihuairazo
notableFor equatorial bulge effect
farthest point on Earth’s surface from its center
prominence 4138 m
protectedArea Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo
relativeToMountEverest summit farther from Earth’s center than Mount Everest’s summit
status dormant
usedFor high-altitude climbing
mountaineering
volcanicArcOrBelt Northern Volcanic Zone
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Ecuador highestPoint Chimborazo
Kichwa hasDialect Chimborazo Kichwa
linked to: Chimborazo
The Heart of the Andes depicts Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Runashimi hasDialects Chimborazo Kichwa
linked to: Chimborazo
Chimborazo Province contains Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Chimborazo Province highestPoint Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Chimborazo Province namedAfter Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Chimborazo Province tourismAttraction Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Edward Whymper climbed Chimborazo
Veintimilla summit locatedOn Chimborazo
Veintimilla summit partOf Chimborazo volcano
linked to: Chimborazo
Veintimilla summit associatedWith Chimborazo main summit
linked to: Chimborazo
Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo surrounds Mount Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo namedAfter Chimborazo volcano
linked to: Chimborazo
Carrel Hut locatedOn Chimborazo
Carrel Hut locatedNear summit of Chimborazo
linked to: Chimborazo
Riobamba near Chimborazo volcano
linked to: Chimborazo
Louis Carrel madeFirstAscentOf Chimborazo
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) contains Chimborazo
subject linked to: Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) highestPoint Chimborazo
subject linked to: Cordillera Occidental
Carihuairazo locatedNear Chimborazo
Whymper summit partOf Chimborazo
Whymper summit locatedOn Chimborazo volcano
linked to: Chimborazo
Whymper summit onVolcano Chimborazo
Whymper summit hasParentPeak Chimborazo
Coat of arms of Ecuador features Chimborazo volcano
linked to: Chimborazo
Chimborazo hasLocalNameInKichwa Chimborazo
subject linked to: Chimborazo stratovolcano
Chimborazo summit expeditions aimsAt Chimborazo summit
linked to: Chimborazo