Snow line
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The climatic snow line is the boundary between a snow-covered and snow-free surface. The actual snow line may adjust seasonally, and be either significantly higher in elevation, or lower. The permanen
Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Himalayas: 6,000 m
Cotopaxi (5,897 m), Andes: 5,000 m
Weisshorn (4,506 m), Alps: 3,000 m
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
Snow line
…Climatic snow lines Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Himalayas: 6,000 m Cotopaxi (5,897 m), Andes: 5,000 m Weisshorn (4,506 m), Alps: 3,000 m The climatic snow line is the boundary between a snow-covered and snow-free surface. The…
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.