The main relief units are Ecuadorian coastal plain north of the Gulf of Guayaquil, the section of the Andes in the center of the country and a large sector of the Amazon basin located east of the country.To the southwest lies the Gulf of Guayaquil, Guayas River where it empties into the Pacific Ocean. Very near to Quito, the capital, on the Andes, lies the Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world.The highest point in Ecuador's Chimborazo volcano with 6313 meters of altitude above sea level and whose peak is the farthest from the core of the earth due to the elliptical shape of the planet.
What is the reliefe of Quito ?
The city and the district are located mainly on the valley of Quito, which is part of the Hoya de Guayllabamba, which is located on the eastern slopes of Pichincha active stratovolcano in the Western Cordillera of the Andes of northern Ecuador, a average altitude of 2850 meters. The city is bordered by the volcano Casitagua the north, the fault line EC-31 (known as fault-Ilumbisi Quito Quito or failure) in the east, the eastern slopes of Pichincha to the west and the Volcano Atacazo south. Its approximate dimensions are 50 km long north-south direction and 4 km wide from east to west.
what can you see ?
A plateaux : are extensive flat areas, located at the certain altitude above the sea level.
Where is it ? in Quito
what can you see ?
A plateaux : are extensive flat areas, located at the certain altitude above the sea level.
Where is it ? in Quito
What happened in your own Country Ecuador in 1999 ?
In October 1999, the volcano erupted and covered the city with several inches of ash. Prior to that, the last major eruptions were in 1553 and in 1660, when about 30 cm of ash fell on the city.
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How were the Galapagos Islands formed?
What is that place called ?
Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) also known as the Sleeping Lion because of its resemblence, is located of the coast of San Cristobal. The remains of a lava cone eroded by the sea, the two vertical rocks rising 500 feet from the ocean form a small channel that is navigable by small boats. This Galapagos Islands natural monument has become a favorite sight for cruises due to the many Tropicbirds, Frigates and boobies that fill the surrounding air.
Beneath the sea the nearly crystal waters offer a brilliant show of colorful tropical fish and invertebrates
