Mountains of Ecuador - Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Cotopaxi, Carihuairazo, Imbabura Volcano, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, El Altar, Fernandina Island (Paperback)

Chapters: Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Cotopaxi, Carihuairazo, Imbabura Volcano, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, El Altar, Fernandina Island, Pichincha Volcano, Quilotoa, El Panecillo, Illiniza, Cayambe, Reventador, Sangay, Cerro de Arcos, List of Mountains in Ecuador, Rumi ahui, Antisana, Pasochoa, Coraz n, Cordillera Real, Cordillera Occidental, Chiles, Cordillera Del C ndor, Iliniza Sur. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chimborazo (volcano) - Chimborazo as seen from Guayaquil The shadow of Chimborazo as seen from the summit at sunrise Chimborazo is located in the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 150 km (93 mi) south-southwest of the capital Quito. It is a neighbour to 5,018 m high Carihuairazo. Chimborazo's majestic summit rises 2,500 m above the surrounding highlands ( 3,500 to 4,000 m) with a 20 km wide base. Under clear conditions the summit of Chimborazo can be seen from the coastal city Guayaquil, nearly 140 km away. The nearest cities are Riobamba ( 30 km to the southeast), Ambato ( 30 km to the northeast) and Guaranda ( 25 km to the southwest). Chimborazo is surrounded by the Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Chimborazo which forms a protected ecosystem to preserve the habitat for the Andes native camelids vicu a, llama and alpaca. The top of Chimborazo is completely covered by glaciers, with some north-eastern glacier arms flowing down to 4,600 m. Its glacier is the source of water for the population of the Bolivar and Chimborazo provinces of Ecuador. Chimborazo glacier's ice mass has decreased over the past decades due to the combined influences of global warming, ash covers from recent volcanic activity of Tungurahua, and the El Ni o phenomenon. As on other glaciated Ecuadorian mountains, Chimborazo's glacial ice is mine...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=361958