Chimborazo
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Chimborazo is a stratovolcano in Ecuador and the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around AD 550.
The summit of Chimborazo, the point on the Earth's surface that is farthest from the Earth's center
Chimborazo seen from Riobamba in Ecuador
Aerial view of Chimborazo's glacier-covered summits casting a shadow over the Gran Arenal, the alpine desert to Chimborazo's west.
Layers of pyroclastic rock deposited during eruptions of Chimborazo
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The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 k
Chimborazo
…Chimborazo (Spanish: ) is a stratovolcano in Ecuador and the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around AD 550. Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador and the 39th-highest peak in the…
Winter aerial view of the Andes mountain range between Mendoza (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile)
Aconcagua, in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and in the world outside the Himalayan system.
Aerial view of Valle Carbajal in the Tierra del Fuego. The Andes range is about 200 km (124 mi) wide throughout its length, except in the Bolivian flexure where it is about 640 kilometres (398 mi) wide.
"Cono de Arita" in the Puna de Atacama, Salta (Argentina)