Chimborazo

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C0295900 (chĭm′bə-rä′zō, -rā′-, chēm′bō-rä′sō) An extinct volcano, 6,267 m (20,561 ft) high, in central Ecuador. The highest elevation of the Cordillera Real, it was first scaled in 1880.

Chimborazo

(ˌtʃɪmbəˈrɑːzəʊ; -ˈreɪ-; Spanish tʃimboˈrazo) n (Placename) an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)

Chim•bo•ra•zo

(ˌtʃɪm bəˈrɑ zoʊ, -ˈreɪ-)

n. a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes. 20,702 ft. (6310 m).

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Chimborazo - a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the AndesAndes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

Chimborazo

(chēmbōrä`sō), inactive volcano, 20,577 ft (6,272 m) high, central Ecuador; the highest in Ecuador. Its summit is always snowcapped. First explored by Alexander von Humboldt in 1802, it was first scaled in 1880 by Edward Whymper. It is frequently associated with nearby Cotopaxi, although the two volcanoes have different shapes.

Chimborazo

an extinct volcano in Ecuador, near the eastern slope of the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes. Mt. Chimbora-zo, rising to an elevation of 6,262 m, is the highest mountain in Ecuador. The slopes have high-elevation equatorial paramo meadows. Above 4,700 m the peak is permanently snow-capped. The volcano has glaciers.

Chimborazo

an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft.)

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noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

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