Cotopaxi
[koh-tuh-pak-see; Spanish kaw-taw-pah-hee]
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noun
a volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest active volcano in the world. 19,498 feet (5943 meters).
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Not a whisper of such names as Chimborazo and Cotopaxi had reached Europe.
From Pole to PoleSven Anders Hedin
Chimborazo possesses less of the conical outline than Cotopaxi.
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and EarthquakesEdwin J. Houston
In the eastern range are Cayambe, Antisana, and Cotopaxi (19,500 feet).
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
It is a little steeper than Cotopaxi, having a slope of 38°.
The Andes and the AmazonJames Orton
There is no synchronism in the eruptions of Cotopaxi and Pichincha.
The Andes and the AmazonJames Orton
Cotopaxi
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