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![]() ![]() Ecuador Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/ecuador/ecuador_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Geographic coordinates 2 00 S, 77 30 W Map references South America Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Nevada Land boundaries
Coastline 2,237 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands Terrain coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower Land use
Irrigated land 8,650 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Galapagos Islands Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world
NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |