page_title: Geography of Ecuador
section_title: Notable Mountains and Volcanoes
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Ecuador / Geographical regions / La Sierra / Notable Mountains and Volcanoes
context_page_description: Ecuador is a country in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, for which the country is named. Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural formations and climates, from the desert-like southern coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes mountain range to the plains of the Amazon Basin. Cotopaxi in Ecuador is one of the world's highest active volcanos. It also has a large series of rivers that follow the southern border and spill into the northwest area of Peru.
context_section_description: Chimborazo (6,267 metres (20,561 ft)) inactive volcano, the furthest point from the Earth's center.
  Cotopaxi (5,897 metres (19,347 ft)) is the tallest active volcano in the world.
  Illiniza 	(5,248 metres (17,218 ft))
  Tungurahua (5,023 metres (16,480 ft)) It is an active volcano in eruption since 1998 near Baños-Tunguragua
  Pichincha (4,784 metres (15,696 ft)) volcano overlooking Quito
  Partial, incomplete table of volcanoes in the north of the Ecuadorian Andes, from north to south:
caption: The volcano Chimborazo from the Northwest
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