Cayambe

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Cayambe is a massive, glaciated stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Andes, notable for being the highest point on the Earth’s equator.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cayambe canonical 6
Cayambe Volcano 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
climbingDifficulty glaciated alpine route
continent South America
country Ecuador
elevation 5790 m
about 18996 ft
firstAscent 1880
firstAscentBy Edward Whymper
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Louis Carrel
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasFeature extensive glacial cover
southern slope crossed by the equator
hasGlaciers true
hasPermanentSnowline true
hasSummit Cayambe summit dome
hasUse glacier research
mountaineering
isClimbingDestination true
isHighestPointOn Earth’s equator
isNotableFor being the highest point on the Earth’s equator
equatorial glaciers
isPartOf Cayambe-Coca National Park
surface form: Cayambe Coca National Park
isSnowCovered true
isStratovolcanoOf subduction-related volcanic system
isVisibleFrom Quito on clear days
isVolcanoOf Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes
lastEruption around 1785–1786
late 18th century
latitude approximately 0.03° N
locatedEastOf Quito
locatedIn Andes
Cordillera Oriental
Pichincha Province
locatedNear city of Cayambe
longitude approximately 78.0° W
mountainRange Andes
nearbySettlement Cayambe (town)
Olmedo
onEquator true
prominence about 2920 m
protectedAreaStatus within national park
volcanicArcOrBelt Andean Volcanic Belt
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pichincha Province hasVolcano Cayambe
this entity surface form: Cayambe Volcano
Edward Whymper climbed Cayambe
Cordillera Occidental contains Cayambe
subject surface form: Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)