Location & Surroundings
Cotopaxi is a volcano in Ecuador, at 5,896 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Machachi, 24 km to the northwest. The national capital Quito is 51 km to the north. The nearest airport is Cotopaxi International Airport, 32 km away.
Also known as: 科托帕希峰 · コトパクシ山 · Котопахи · Вулкан Катапахі · Котопакси · Κοτοπάξι
Overview
Cotopaxi volcano is Highest active volcano in the world — ES Estratovolcán activo ubicado en Ecuador.
It is located in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, South America.
The elevation is around 5,897 metre.
Also known as: Cotopaxi
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Basic Data
- Country Ecuador
- Located in Cotopaxi Province
- Type volcano (VLC)
- a conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top
Geography
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Coordinates
0° 40' 50" S, 78° 26' 16" W
- Elevation 5896 m (DEM: 5855 m)
- Timezone America/Guayaquil
- Time Shift GMT -5 (DST -5)
Statistics & Country
- Pop. Density 0 p/km²
- Built-up 0.0%
- Settlement Very low density rural
- Currency Dollar (USD)
- Phone Prefix +593
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 10:06
- Sunrise 05:52
- Sunset 18:02
- Day length 12 h 10 min
Alternate Names
Weather in Cotopaxi
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Cotopaxi, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 7.4 C with overcast skies and a 0.5 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 5.5 to 11.8 C, max wind 1.1 m/s. Precip around 0.3 mm. Solar peaks near 485 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 7.4 | 0.5 | 238 | 92 | 1,020.4 | - / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 7.5 | 0.7 | 118 | 89 | 1,022.1 | 0.07 / 0.07 | 79 | 8.4 | n/a |
| 12h | 11.8 | 0.9 | 100 | 72 | 1,017.2 | 2.15 / 2.22 | 95 | 484.6 | n/a |
| 18h | 7.2 | 1.1 | 88 | 91 | 1,020.2 | 1.83 / 4.06 | 75 | 210.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 5.5 | 0.8 | 108 | 90 | 1,020.5 | 0.00 / 0.31 | 99 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 7.3 | 1.8 | 121 | 87 | 1,021.3 | 0.00 / 0.01 | 94 | 12.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 12.0 | 1.3 | 111 | 68 | 1,016.8 | 0.70 / 0.71 | 98 | 451.5 | n/a |
| 42h | 7.2 | 0.8 | 82 | 90 | 1,019.7 | 1.90 / 2.61 | 100 | 177.5 | n/a |
| Wednesday | 4.7 | 0.6 | 171 | 91 | 1,021.6 | 0.00 / 0.09 | 92 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 6.7 | 1.8 | 119 | 84 | 1,022.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 95 | 12.7 | n/a |
| 60h | 13.2 | 1.6 | 152 | 60 | 1,015.8 | 0.46 / 0.46 | 97 | 479.5 | n/a |
| 66h | 8.3 | 1.3 | 83 | 87 | 1,019.5 | 1.97 / 2.43 | 100 | 139.6 | n/a |
| Thursday | 6.3 | 1.2 | 131 | 90 | 1,020.7 | 0.00 / 0.22 | 84 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Commons category Cotopaxi