Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Chimborazo

 
Dictionary: Chim·bo·ra·zo   (chĭm'bə-rä'zō, -rā'-, chēm'bō-rä'sō) pronunciation
Home > Library > Travel > Dictionary - Places

An extinct volcano, 6,271.1 m (20,561 ft) high, in central Ecuador. The highest elevation of the Cordillera Real, it was first scaled in 1880.

 

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Chimborazo
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Mountain peak, Ecuador. The highest peak in Ecuador, elevation 20,702 ft (6,310 m), it was once thought to be the highest in the Andes Mountains (see Mount Aconcagua). An inactive volcano, it is heavily glaciated. Many attempted to climb it in the 18th and 19th centuries, but the summit was not reached until 1880, by the English mountaineer Edward Whymper.

For more information on Chimborazo, visit Britannica.com.

 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Chimborazo
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Columbia Encyclopedia
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.

WordNet: Chimborazo
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > WordNet
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

Translations: Chimborazo
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Translations

Dansk (Danish)
n. - Chimborazo

Français (French)
n. - Chimborazo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chimborazo, Tschimborasso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Chimborazo

Español (Spanish)
n. - Chimborazo

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
钦博拉索

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 青坡拉索

한국어 (Korean)
침보라죠 (에콰도르 안데스산의 가장 높은 봉우리)

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צ'ימבוראצו‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. © 2006 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more