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Cayambe (canton Seat)
Cayambe may refer to: * Cayambe (volcano), a stratovolcano in the Central Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes * Cayambe (canton seat), a town located at the foot of the volcano * Cayambe (canton) qu, Kayampi kiti , native_name_lang = , nickname = , settlement_type = Canton , total_type = , motto = , translit_lang1 ..., a canton governed from the town {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayambe (volcano)
Cayambe or Volcán Cayambe is a volcano in Ecuador, in the Cordillera Central, a range of the Ecuadorian Andes. It is located in Pichincha Province, some northeast of Quito. It is the third-highest mountain in Ecuador, at an elevation of above sea level. Cayambe, which has a permanent snow cap, is a Holocene compound volcano which last erupted in March 1786. At , its south slope is the highest point in the world crossed by the Equator, and the only point on the Equator with snow cover. The ice cap covers an area of about and there are glaciers on the eastern flank descending to about , whereas those on the drier western flank reach about . The volcano and most of its slopes are within the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve. Cayambe was first climbed by British adventurer Edward Whymper and his two Italian guides and companions Jean-Antoine Carrel and Louis Carrel in 1880. They made first ascents of most of the volcanoes in Ecuador. Cayambe remains a favorite of mountaineers tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayambe (canton Seat)
Cayambe may refer to: * Cayambe (volcano), a stratovolcano in the Central Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes * Cayambe (canton seat), a town located at the foot of the volcano * Cayambe (canton) qu, Kayampi kiti , native_name_lang = , nickname = , settlement_type = Canton , total_type = , motto = , translit_lang1 ..., a canton governed from the town {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayambe (canton)
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