| 单词 | Chimborazo |
| 例句 | This feat enabled him to document how weather, climate, and plant and animal life change by altitude, on Chimborazo and other peaks around the world. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The indigenous communities of Chimborazo continue to be incredibly beautiful and rich in culture; yet, they are also part of the poorest population in Ecuador, with few employment opportunities. The Last Ice Merchant of Ecuador 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z I imagined myself basking in the sun on the flanks of the volcano Chimborazo. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z I dimly heard the master's voice And boys far-off at play – Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Had stolen me away. Ragnar?k: the doom of the gods 2011-08-05T21:55:10Z He also was a mountaineer, climbing to almost 20,000 feet, then a record, on Mount Chimborazo in the Andes. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The challenging adventure- from the river's highest source at Volcán Chimborazo in Ecuador to the Atlantic Ocean- took a dramatic turn when the two men were ambushed by pirates close to the Colombian border. Scottish veteran shot by pirate during charity expedition 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z At a recent game in Corona, dancers from Folklor Andino New York brought to life a performance from the Andean mountain region of Chimborazo. For New York's Ecuadorean diaspora, ecuavoley is a slice of home 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The incident took place on Sunday night in a part of the city, which is located in the province of Chimborazo. Number of dead from Ecuador landslide rises to 23 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z An avalanche of earth ploughed into Alausi, in Ecuador's Andean Chimborazo province, on Sunday night, affecting some 163 buildings and 500 people, authorities have said. Digging with scant hope, families search for dozens missing in Ecuador landslide 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “According to Robert L. Birch, the highest mountain is probably Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes. It all depends on what is meant by ‘high.’ 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z They said the groups approached communities in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo and in Ecuador's Amazon region to recruit members under false pretenses. Eight people arrested in Ecuador for recruiting for armed groups 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z "We are going to return to our homes," said Ecuador Confederation of Indigenous Nations president Leonidas Iza from the central province of Chimborazo, adding protests are not over. Ecuador indigenous group to weigh government offer of talks 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Authorities canceled events in Chimborazo province and recommended residents stay in their homes. Volcano ash plume darkens skies, coats towns in Ecuador 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Roads were closed to traffic in some parts of the provinces of Los Rios and Chimborazo. Ecuador volcano eruption leaves several cities covered in ash 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z On this basis Chimborazo, which stands within two degrees of the Equator, is some two miles higher than Everest, which is nearly 28 degrees from the Equator.” 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Now, global warming is quickly reshuffling those montane climates—and few peaks record the impact of human-driven climate change more vividly than Chimborazo itself. Top stories: Mountain-moving climate change, an oxygen-starved city, and rats playing hide-and-seek 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z "This is all the water coming out of our study area," he said—the full harvest of the melting Reschreiter Glacier, Chimborazo's largest, plus the rain and snow that fall in the same 7.5-square-kilometer watershed. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z His friend climbed Lhakpa Ri in the Himalayas with a knee injury, calmly huddled in a tent for 48 hours during a Arctic storm and slept easily on top of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. He wanted to fly around the moon. He ended up in court instead. 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z By one measure, the world’s highest peak is Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. How tall is Mount Everest? For Nepal, it’s a touchy question 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z And Ms. Chimborazo, like many others, does so illegally. New York City May Double Number of Food Vendors Permits 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z You begin the book with Humboldt’s ascent of Chimborazo, in the Andes. Why Is the Man Who Predicted Climate Change Forgotten? 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z In June, in a lush valley at 4000 meters—more than two vertical kilometers below Chimborazo's summit—geographer Jeff La Frenierre stood waist deep in a concrete irrigation channel flowing with turbid water. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Officials in Ecuador are trying to determine if three bodies found on the Chimborazo volcano are those of French climbers who died in an avalanche two decades ago. Bodies found on Ecuador volcano could be French climbers - BBC News 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The summit of Chimborazo, an inactive volcano in the Andes, rises about 20,500 feet above sea level, far short of Everest. How tall is Mount Everest? For Nepal, it’s a touchy question 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth. Meet Frederik Paulsen, The Swedish Pharma Billionaire Without Fear 2013-03-23T14:27:11Z I only went up to 16,400 feet on Chimborazo, but the air was so thin, and the climb so hard, that with every step my admiration for Humboldt grew. Why Is the Man Who Predicted Climate Change Forgotten? 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z In the end, Humboldt spun his defeat on Chimborazo into a triumph that cemented his reputation as the era's superstar scientist and explorer—and his legacy. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z And here before us are a number of peaks, twenty-two, twenty-three, and twenty-four thousand feet high—higher than Chimborazo, or any peak of the Andes. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z From this place they journeyed inland, passed the great height of Chimborazo, the summit of the Andes, and thence eastward, a march of many weeks, into the Wild Region of the Woods. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z As an isolated peak, St. Elias may look down upon Mont Blanc and Teneriffe, and claim brotherhood with Chimborazo and Cotopaxi.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z No other mountain in the world approaches Chimborazo in this respect. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Mark has observed that effect in Peru; on Chimborazo, too, "We could have passed the threshold to lower runoff," La Frenierre says. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Their stay there was signalized by the ascent of Pichincha and Chimborazo, and terminated in an expedition to the sources of the Amazon en route for Lima. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Friend Joshua," said Amos, "we are some eight thousand miles from Chimborazo, and probably not two miles from a police-station. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z I assert that it rises above the other nations distinguished for humanity as high as Chimborazo above the plains. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Geographically and astronomically the most favorably located mountain for a great observatory is Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Humboldt mapped the data onto Chimborazo because, well, Chimborazo was more famous. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z We pretended at that time to do justice in our courts; it was a lie, and above all our pretence and hypocrisy rose the curse of slavery, like Chimborazo above the clouds. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z As I distrust my own half-barometical measurements, I have vainly implored travellers, these fifty years past, to have a new series of trigonometrical observations made of the summit of Chimborazo. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In the second kind of experiment he attempted to measure the horizontal pull of Chimborazo, a mountain about 20,000 ft. high, by the deflection of a plumb-line at a station on its south side. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He has been seen flying over the Chimborazo, and attains, on occasions, an altitude of six miles. Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z Moret's team decided to do its own survey of those patterns—not on Chimborazo, but on Antisana, the source of most of Humboldt's data. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Jeff La Frenierre, a graduate student at Ohio State University, is studying Ecuador's Chimborazo glacier, which forms the headwaters of three different watershed systems, serving as a source for thousands of people. New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Water Shortage Predictions 2011-10-24T18:45:00.283Z The highest peak in this range, called Huyghens, rises to the height of 21,000 feet, higher than Chimborazo in the Andes. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z The most elevated of these mountains are, in the western range, Chimborazo, Pichincha, and Cotacachi, Chimborazo being 20,703 feet high. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z This month they made the ascent of Chimborazo, at that time regarded as the highest mountain in the world. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z On Chimborazo, gray-green lichens and pillows of moss are colonizing the rocks and gravel recently bared by retreating ice. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Further, the ascents of Chimborazo and the other mountains named above have all been accomplished since Mr. Glaisher wrote. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z Let the predicate be, as we have said, a connotative term; and to take the simplest case first, let the subject be a proper name: "The summit of Chimborazo is white." A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z They require the would-be debtor to build up a wall as high as Chimborazo and as invulnerable as Gibraltar between them and the loss before they will part with a dime. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z “The next morning, when Chimborazo came downstairs, his father said, ‘My boy, I am going 88 to drive over to your grandfather’s farm this morning; would you like to go with me?’ The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z For one thing, the researchers noted, Humboldt spent just a few hours on the highest slopes of Chimborazo, and he and Bonpland collected no plants above 3600 meters. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The best grazing lands are on the lower elevations west of the Cordilleras in certain districts of the plateau and on the slopes of some of the higher Andes, as on Chimborazo and Antisana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Amba′to, a town of Ecuador, on the side of Chimborazo, 70 miles south of Quito. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide You'd have made Daddie accept a lectureship on the top of Chimborazo, or at the North Pole, if there were a chance of seeing Hereward for ten seconds on the way. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life “A drive to the farm was one of the greatest pleasures Chimborazo had, so he answered promptly, ‘Oh, dear!’ The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z And few peaks record the impact of human-driven climate change more vividly than Chimborazo itself. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z There is a tradition that this mountain was once higher than Chimborazo, but a series of eruptions caused the cone to fall in and reduced its summit to its present altitude and broken appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z On leaving the Indian village, we continued to wind round Chimborazo's wide base; but its snow-crowned head no longer shone above us in clear brilliancy, for a dense fog was gathering gradually around it. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom To right and left are the peaks of another procession of august mountains from Cotocachi to Chimborazo. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 As I was saying, Chimborazo was a very unhappy boy. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Farther up the valley, labor cooperatives from villages on Chimborazo's drier slopes have built dozens of small concrete dams to capture water from springs. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z I was sent to the Chimborazo Hospital, on the outskirts of the city, located on a bluff looking down the river, within hearing distance of the siege guns on Dury's Bluff, on the James. From Bull Run to Appomattox You must paint Chimborazo, or some of the mammoth California scenery, Sandy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 Chimborazo is very likely not a solid mountain; trachytic volcanoes are supposed to be full of cavities. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 “Chimborazo hastened to say, ‘Sausages, please, mamma,’—that is, he hastened to try to say it; but all his mother heard was, ‘Oh, dear!’ The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Then, they climbed much of the way up Chimborazo themselves to see where those plants now grow. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z To be sure, it was not quite so high as Chimborazo or Mont Blanc, and was even a good deal lower than old Graylock. A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys This huge and irregularly conical mass has an elevation greater than that of Chimborazo; for, from measurements made by officers of the “Beagle,” its height is no less than twenty-three thousand feet. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But the traveller needs no such steps to lift him up to the grand conception of the divine Architect as he beholds the great white dome of Chimborazo. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Chimborazo looked at her beseechingly, but said nothing. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z This year, a team including Muriel scrutinized Humboldt's diaries and collections, concluding that his Tableau was not a faithful record of what grew on Chimborazo 200 years ago. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Chimborazo was ascended by Humboldt and Bonpland in 1802 almost to the summit; but at a height of 19,300 feet by barometrical measurement, their further ascent was arrested by a wide chasm. Volcanoes: Past and Present When stout-hearted Balboa first reached the summit of the isthmus range and looked south over the Bay of Panama, he might have seen the "Silver Bell," which forms the summit of the mighty volcano Chimborazo. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Chimborazo was long supposed to be the tallest mountain on the globe, but its supremacy has been supplanted by Mount Everest in Asia, and Aconcagua in Chile. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 So Chimborazo was sent for, and came, hanging his head as usual. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Those processes are converting Chimborazo's gleaming ice to a sodden, pitted moonscape. Global warming has made iconic Andean peak unrecognizable 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Chimborazo, in Columbia, province of Quito, is one of the loftiest of the chain of the Andes, and is situated in lat. Volcanoes: Past and Present Thar’s two hundred good dynamite cartridges in that air valise; sixty pounds of deadly material; enough to blow this yar train and the whole township from Cook County to Chimborazo. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years This is Chimborazo,—yet not the whole of it,—you see but a third of the great giant. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Poor Chimborazo! he was afraid to open his lips, for whenever he did the words would slip out in spite of him. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Such a rock on a calm day is a better station than the top of Teneriffe or Chimborazo. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) This observation applies to many of the great cones and domes of the Andes, including Chimborazo and other colossal mountains in Ecuador, Columbia, Chili, Peru, and Mexico. Volcanoes: Past and Present On the contrary, it is of a pitch of darkness which, except on the Mont Blanc or Chimborazo, is as purely impossible as color can be. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) The Indians call it “the wife of Chimborazo.” With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 “I should have told you his real name in a moment, if you had not interrupted me, but now I shall call him Chimborazo, and that will be something for you to remember.” The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Madame Orley, who was feeding Chimborazo with sugar, dropped the sugar on the floor and ran too. Nine Little Goslings This accomplished and excellent prelate thus describes the first view of the Himalaya range and the summits of Nundidevi, the highest mountain in the world, neatly 5000 feet above the loftiest peak of Chimborazo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Far above them in the still air rose the snowy crests of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, while only a narrow strip of green and fertile land lay between the mountains and the sea. The Red True Story Book Its actual height, I presume, may not have been less than 8,000 feet, but in my memory it shows like Chimborazo. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Chimborazo felt in his pocket, and took out a queer-looking instrument of shining metal. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z When I was but thirteen or so I went into a golden land, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Took me by the hand. Modern British Poetry In the silence that followed, rose the voice of Bompard:— "On Chimborazo we never roped one another to cross crevasses." Tartarin On The Alps "That can be nothing but the west coast of South America, and if that be the case, the whole thing will be repeated for the tall group in Ecuador, dominated by Chimborazo." Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner The Chimborazo, going South, was not yet signaled, and we determined at all hazards to get him off by the Ebro. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude The rain continued for several days; and though Toto, mindful of the sad story of Chimborazo, tried hard not to say “Oh, dear!” still he found the time hang very heavy on his hands. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z I dimly heard the master's voice And boys far-off at play,— Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Had stolen me away. Modern British Poetry But p�re Baltet, taking Chimborazo seriously, protested against the practice of not roping. Tartarin On The Alps By far the larger number rise out of the eastern range; indeed, the western contains only one active volcano, but out of it tower the peerless Chimborazo, and Pichincha with its deep crater. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The steamer we purposed to load our money on and ourselves, too, was the Chimborazo, advertised to arrive on Tuesday and to leave for the River Plate and the west coast the next day. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude I didn’t mean that,’ cried Chimborazo hastily; and again the inexorable bell rang, and he knew that another hole was punched in the fatal cardboard. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Before long, eager watchers from Chimborazo Heights saw bluecoats rise dim over the distant crest. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death "American fashion, v�!.. as they do on the Chimborazo." Tartarin On The Alps Shells have also been found at the height of 13,000 feet; and on the side of Chimborazo there is a salt spring 13,000 feet above the ocean. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America To conclude very briefly the narrative of this expedition, I will here add that the day after Mac's departure, altering his passport to fit George's description, we sailed on the Chimborazo south to Montevideo. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude It has studied the spots on the sun, and the larvæ in a beech leaf, and the light under fire-fly's wing, and the terrible eye glance of a condor pitching from Chimborazo. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Waddell had learned that his brother James, adjutant of the Twenty-fourth Virginia Infantry, had been wounded the day before at Petersburg, and was in the Chimborazo Hospital. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The doctor remarked that many of them were found at an elevation of ten thousand feet above the sea, and others still higher; often on the sides of Chimborazo and Pichincha. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela Off it flies from its rocky perch, now appearing to sink with its own weight; but, gradually rising, it soars aloft, even above the glittering dome of Chimborazo, no vibration seen in its powerful wings. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Their journey over that mountain region amid which Chimborazo towers to the sky, was interesting in the extreme. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots I had a faint recollection of its appearance, with Chimborazo’s snow-capped dome towering up in the distance. On the Banks of the Amazon Humboldt and Bonpland ascended Chimborazo to a height of eighteen thousand five hundred and seventy-six feet. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Why, the Pyramids must be as anthills to Chimborazo in comparison to it! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The bark from the Loxa region is known as crown bark; that from Chimborazo, as red bark; while in the Huanaco region of Northern Peru grey bark is produced. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America It is about a league in length, and crosses the side of Chimborazo at an elevation of more than fourteen thousand feet. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America These burning mountains, in spite of their fire and smoke, appear but insignificant pigmies compared to that mighty mountain which rises in their neighbourhood—the majestic Chimborazo. On the Banks of the Amazon The earth is a boundless plain, on which the prairie is as high as Chimborazo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Here are the true and final spaces: in their startling contrast appears the grandeur of the moral law, like Chimborazo carrying all zones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Chimborazo was long supposed to be the most lofty mountain on the globe. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Chimborazo stands on the left of the traveler. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They seemed very like the hill-stars we had seen at Chimborazo—wonderful little feathered gems; but they flew so rapidly about that it was difficult to distinguish their appearance. On the Banks of the Amazon But the Alps are only hillocks compared with the Andes of Peru, with the Cordilleras, with Chimborazo! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 Ever and anon we hung poised on their brows; when the furrowed ocean all round looked like a panorama from Chimborazo. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Several of the summits of the Himalayan range in Asia are over 25,000 feet; and Kilima Njaro, the most lofty peak in Africa, is about the same altitude as Chimborazo. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Far away to the south stretched the two Cordilleras, till they were lost in the mist which enshrouded Chimborazo and Tunguragua. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America On one side rose into the clear blue sky the majestic summit of Chimborazo, while other peaked and round-topped mountains reared their heads proudly around. On the Banks of the Amazon One of the mountain-climbing enthusiasts could not contrive to break his neck in Europe, so, with a gallantry worthy of a better cause, he went to South America and scaled Chimborazo. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Without appearing astonished at so unexpected an encounter, they bowed politely, and on Chimborazo, as in politics, went their separate ways. The Cross of Berny Chimborazo, for solitary grandeur—and from the excessive steepness of its sides, which has prevented the foot of man from reaching its summit—stands, however, unrivalled. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The valley swarms with these "winged jewels" of varied hues, from the emerald green of Pichincha to the white of Chimborazo. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America We send a man we can depend upon to some distant part of the world—Chimborazo, for example, or the Ural Mountains. The Firm of Girdlestone His tale is still of Westminster and Chimborazo and the Mountains of the Moon. The Insurrection in Dublin Lord K. first reached the Peruvian Andes, and began to climb the sides of Chimborazo with that placidity, that sang-froid, which is the characteristic of an elevated soul instinctively attracted to realms above. The Cross of Berny They are very like each other; but while that of Chimborazo has a triangular green spot upon the throat, it is wanting in the Pichincha hill star. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The truncated cone of Cotopaxi, the jagged, Alpine crest of ruined Altar, and the dome of Chimborazo, are the representative forms of the volcanic summits. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Keeping reserved with conscious pride His noblest act, his crowning feat, How he had led even Humboldt's feet Up Chimborazo's mighty side. Poems Quito, Cordillera of, a chain of mountains, the chief of them volcanic, in Ecuador, containing the loftiest peaks of the Andes, and including among them Antisana, Cotopaxi, and Chimborazo. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Humboldt and his party, on their memorable ascent of the volcano of Tunguragna, in the Nevado del Chimborazo, at the elevation of 19,300 feet, the highest spot ever trod by man, suffered severely. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 390, September 19, 1829 Here no less than twenty-one volcanoes rear their lofty summits, many of them crowned with perpetual snow, amid which Chimborazo and Cotopaxi are pre-eminent. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America This volcano ranks next to Chimborazo in dignity. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America In this picture we have it; no spectral cloud-pile, but a real Chimborazo, with the hoar of eternity upon its scalp, looks down upon the happy New-Yorker in his first May perspiration. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 This huge and irregularly conical mass has an elevation greater than that of Chimborazo; for, from measurements made by the officers in the Beagle, its height is no less than 23,000 feet. The Voyage of the Beagle It was a lovely April night, not a breath of wind, and a tremendous big moon shining right over the top of Chimborazo. The Red One I should be equally content with Mount Caucasus, or Mount Anything; and those who like it, may have Mount Blanc or Chimborazo, without my envy of their elevation. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 This is Chimborazo—yet not the whole of it—you see but a third of the great giant. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America I dimly heard the master's voice And boys far-off at play, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Had stolen me away. Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh Chimborazo, then as now, lifted its head above the clouds, and then as now, there sat the condor. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. The road ran from sea level at Duran up to twelve thousand feet on Chimborazo and down to ten thousand at Quito on the other side the range. The Red One "And there's Aetna and Cotopaxi," he added, "now for Old Chimborazo!" Half-Past Seven Stories Chimborazo is very likely not a solid mountain: trachytic volcanoes are supposed to be full of cavities. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America When I was but thirteen or so I went into a golden land, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Took me by the hand. Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh Fe de Bogota, you will not be content till you cross the Andes and see Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. At Last But though Chimborazo is two-thirds higher than the peak, we do not see it, on account of the curve of the globe, at more than 38 miles and a third farther distant. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 But, Miss Earl, do you really believe that the Chimborazo in South America is as grand as Mr. Church's? St. Elmo The deepest valley in Europe, that of the Ordesa in the Pyrenees, is 3200 feet deep; but here are rents in the side of Chimborazo in which Vesuvius could be put away out of sight. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America You may go up to the tip-top of Chimborazo if you please, but you'll not shake me off.' Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2 And they fall into talk about their law matters, as they always do, wherever they are—at a club, in a ball-room, at a dinner-table, at the top of Chimborazo. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh On Chimborazo enormous heaps of ice are found covered with sand, and, in the same manner as at the peak, far below the inferior limit of the perpetual snows. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 "Chimborazo is not particularly low, nor are the caverns of Kentucky so strikingly elevated." Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Out of the mingled snow and pumice-dust rise a few delicate flowers, particularly the violet Sida Pichinchensis, the same which we had observed on the side of Chimborazo. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They had seen the virgin snows of Chimborazo towering white above the thundercloud, and the giant cone of Cotopaxi blackening in its sullen wrath, before the fiery streams rolled down its sides. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth A bloody battle followed, which lasted the greater part of the day; and the theatre of combat was the skirts of the mighty Chimborazo. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas The majestic dome of Chimborazo was entirely uncovered of clouds, and presented a most splendid spectacle. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Still, what a panorama from the top of Chimborazo, could one reach it, for the eye would command ten thousand square miles! The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America And yet at the very feet of glorious Chimborazo and Pichincha we see a nation bowing down to little images of the rudest sculpture with a devotion that reminds us of the Middle Ages. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Twenty volcanoes, presided over by the princely Chimborazo and Cotopaxi, rise out of a sublime congregation of mountains surrounding the famous valley of Quito. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America To right and left are the peaks of another procession of august mountains from Cotocachí to Chimborazo. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The Western Cordillera contains but one active volcano; but then it can point to peerless Chimborazo and the deep crater of Pichincha. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They say it once overtopped Chimborazo; but, after a violent eruption, which continued eight years, the walls fell in. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America It can dart in an instant from the dome of Chimborazo to the sultry coast of the Pacific. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America But Chimborazo is sure of a worshiper the moment its overwhelming grandeur breaks upon the traveler. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The Indians call it "the wife of Chimborazo." The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Be sure to leave Guaranda by 4 a.m., for in the afternoon Chimborazo is swept by furious winds. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Cotopaxi constitutes only 1/1100 of the earth's radius; and on a globe six feet in diameter, Chimborazo would be represented by a grain of sand less than 1/20 of an inch in thickness. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Far to the left, one hundred miles northeasterly, the peerless Chimborazo lifted its untrodden and unapproachable summit above its fellows—an imposing background to lesser mountains and stately forests. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Even "Drake's Plantation Bitters," painted on the volcanic cliffs of Chimborazo, would be a relief. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America |
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