Remnant blocks of wind eroded volcanic deposits by Volcan Chimborazo Ecuadors highest peak Chimborazo Province Central Highlands

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Wind erosion is a feature on the west flank of 6310m Volcan Chimborazo with its unique type of Andean high paramo known as puna made dry by the rain shadow of the mountains. The volcano is the highest point on the Earth from its core due to the equatorial bulge

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Size: 5120px × 3414px
Location: Volcan Chimborazo, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America
Photo credit: © Rob Francis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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