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Volcano · Ecuador

Cayambe

Cayambe
Photo: Fabricio Guzmán T. · Public domain

Cayambe is a glaciated volcano of 5,790 m in the Andes of northern Ecuador and the third highest peak in the country. The equator line crosses its southern slope, and it is the highest point on Earth that sits exactly on the equator. It lies within the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, and mountaineers climb it from high refuges.

Elevation
5,790 m
Coordinates
0.0239° N, 77.9888° W
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