Cotopaxi
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Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km south of Quito, and 31 km northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. I
Cotopaxi seen from the high plain (at least 3,700 m (12,139 ft)) of Cotopaxi National Park
Cotopaxi
Block of lava encased in tephra – products of different types of eruption at Cotopaxi
The volcano has an inner crater inside the outer crater. Colors show elevations.
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.
Cotopaxi
…about 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Quito, and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador (after Chimborazo), reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft). Cotopaxi is among the highest active volcanoes in the world. Cotopaxi is known to have erupted 87 times…
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