Antisana

[ ahn-tee-sah-nah ]

/ ˌɑn tiˈsɑ nɑ /

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noun

Mount Antisana, an active volcano in northern central Ecuador, near Quito. 18,885 feet (5,756 meters).

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Words nearby Antisana

anti-roman, anti-romantic, antirrhinum, antirust, Anti-Saloon League of America, Antisana, antisatellite, antiscientific, antiscorbutic, antiselection, antisemite

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How to use Antisana in a sentence

Antisana is crowned with a double dome, and is described as an extinct volcano, though Humboldt saw smoke issuing from it in 1802.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
Sara-Urcu stands south-east of Antisana in a densely forested region, drenched with rain and only slightly explored.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
There is plenty of room on the summit of Antisana for a cone as great as that of Cotopaxi.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes|Edwin J. Houston
The extinct volcanoes of Cayamba, Antisana, and Chimborazo are the most important.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes|Edwin J. Houston

The farm at Antisana, where Humboldt lived for some time, has sunk 165 feet in sixty-four years.
Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1|Charles Reginald Enock

British Dictionary definitions for Antisana

Antisana

/ (Spanish antiˈsana) /

noun

a volcano in N central Ecuador, in the Andes. Height: 5756 m (18 885 ft)

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