INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

OCEANS AND COUNTRIES

INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cotopaxi, the highest volcano in the world is situated in
A
Alaska
B
Russia
C
Hawaii
D
Ecuador Andes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cotopaxi, volcanic peak, in the Cordillera Central of the Andes, central Ecuador. Rising to 19, 393 feet (5, 911 metres), it is among the world’s highest volcanoes. Cotopaxi has an almost perfectly symmetrical cone, interrupted only by one minor cone-the Cabeza del Inca (“Inca’s Head”).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ecuadorian volcano Cotopaxi is the third-highest active volcano in the world. Cotopaxi is in the Cotopaxi national park about 50 kilometers south of Quito.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cotopaxi Volcano (1°15 S, 78°25 W; 5800 m) is located in the Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) of the South American Andes, ∼ 60 km southwest of the capital city of Quito in central Ecuador (Fig. 2).

Detailed explanation-4: -Cotopaxi is the Most Popular Volcano in Ecuador In Ecuador, Cotopaxi is the most famous volcano not only because of its beauty, but because of its history and volcanic activity as well. From its perfect conical shape at the top to the open grassland at the base of the volcano, its beauty is self-evident.

There is 1 question to complete.