Chimborazo Volcano

Ecuador / Chimborazo / Guano /

Elevation: 6267 meters (20,561 feet)

Highest point in Ecuador. The summit of this extinct volcano (20,560 ft. above sea level) is the farthest point on the surface from the center of the Earth, farther even than the tallest summit (Mt. Everest), due to the Earth's Equatorial bulge.

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Coordinates:   1°28'0"S   78°49'2"W

Comments

  • SEE POEM 'ROMANCE' BY J.W.TURNER
  • According to Joseph Senne, Chimborazo is 1.5 miles higher than Everest! Or, if you will, 1.5 miles closer to outer space.
  • One can see Antisano from Chimborazo.