Calling Chimborazo the tallest active volcano in the world might seem strange, (as Ojos del Salado truly holds the title) but if our metric is distance from Earth's core then it is correct.
@@ecurewitz Actually the tallest from the sea floor to the peak is Mauna Kea as its height above sea level is 13,796 while Mauna Loa is 13,677. They are both about 19,700 feet above the sea floor.
He was referring to distance from Earth’s center. Chimborazo’s summit is the farthest point point from Earth’s center due to its height and Earth’s equatorial bulge.
I have lots of family in Riobamba, so we always visit when we go to Ecuador. The Sultan of the Andes, the mighty Chimborazo, is a truly massive mountain. The roadcuts showing all the ashfalls are beautiful and could be considered works of art. Strange how we never think that Chimborazo could destroy our city of Riobamba.
This actually happens to be one my most favorite stratovolcanoes. It has visibly extensive hydrothermal alteration. Sector collapse during a future eruption should be taken into account because of that. This volcano is extremely dangerous.
Yeah I saw that colorful hydrothermally altered rock in the images, I'm surprised more wasn't brought up about the risk of another lateral eruption/flank collapse landslide event.
@Dragrath1. I know, right? This volcano is one we should worry about. It has erupted on average every 1000 years and it hasn't erupted for 1400 years. It's technically 400 years overdue for an eruption.
It reminds me a *lot* of Mount Rainier. Both towering, scenic stratovolcanoes with large cities built on top of old collapse deposits, rather quiet as of recent centuries but historically quite active, and extensive hydrothermal alteration on the summits.
Someone pointed out the colorful hydrothermally altered rock so I suspect any large magmatic build up at Chimborazo is much more likely to produce another Bezymianny/Saint Helens like flank collapse eruption instead due to critical failure of the volcanoes flanks under the magmatic uplift associated with such a build up.
We went right by Chimborazo on a railroad car in the winter of 1991-1992. It isn't just tall. It is very massive and it takes a long time just to get around it.
Ahh, the volcano whose summit is likely the furthest point from Earth’s center, which would make it taller than Mount Everest in that specific regard. Speaking of Mount Everest, could make a video on it? Thanks GeologyHub!
Ecuador also holds the equatorial high point, which is high enough to even have glaciers (just barely). Its on another stratovolcano in the region. I'm not a massive fan of the Andes since they're mostly just typical andesitic subduction arc stratovolcanoes, but you have to respect the absolute size and power of some of the volcanoes there. Its also pretty neat simply how long that area has had a volcanic arc for, allowing for the insane amounts of uplift and volcanism that leads to superlatives like Ojos Del Salado.
The Andes are spectacular. The broad Altiplano, the string of volcanoes that stretch for thousands of miles, the second highest range of mountains in the world after the Himlalaya, the glaciers, the endemic flora and fauna, and indigenous cultures .... what's not to love!?!
Four of Ecuador's volcanoes have glaciers that persist to this day (and likely will for awhile yet): Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayambe and Antisana. Others have had glaciers until very recently. Tungurahua, for example, lost its glacier due to volcanic activity, while Corazón and Cotacachi lost theirs due to climate change.
@@stonew1927 Oh I find the region and its geography absolutely spectacular (particularly Chile), its just that geologically the volcanism there isn't particularly unique in many ways.
please do Kamen and Klyuchevskoi of Russia and Mount Bromo of Indonesia. Judging by satellite view Bromo had a VEI 6-7 eruption sometime in the past with that caldera size
Tengger caldera, where Bromo resides! Culturally significant and very active, this cone is fascinating to cover. I think the view from nearby Batok around the surrounding landscape would be great for a panoramic photo.
@@bouteilledeau1463 Yes, I have visited and hiked into the caldera and along the crater edge of one of the many cones there. It was fascinating. I have it as my screen picture on my Google page.
A short but comprehensive review for a potential hazard in the central andean region of Ecuador. Thanks for process and show facts and data, that are unavailable in my country. A shame for us¡
I was about to ask what was the biggest volcano from base to summit, and then I stopped myself, because I realised that it's also the tallest mound: the Mauna Loa
When a clear boundary between lava/ash compositions looks like this, can we infer anything useful from it? Like perhaps its heat column melted through more recently, and the melted plate material was replaced by magma from a deeper layer? Or... other things I don't know enough to think of?
im pretty sure when anybody say "the highest" or something like that they are assuming you are talking abt from sea lvl not the center of the planet...just saying
Not so in geology. Case in point the worlds tallest mountain 1. Mauna Kea, 2. Chimborazo, or 3. Everest. One is measured from base to summit. The other from sea level to summit and the other from the core to summit.
Sadly the odds of future landslides are effectively 100% for a mountain like this even if it never erupts again, simply because of gravity. Also note the extensive colorful hydrothermally degraded rock that generally is a harbinger for future flank collapse events like Mount Saint Helens 1980 eruption or the Osciola mudflow from Tacoma/Rainier as it indicates that the rock that makes up the volcano is losing or has lost much of its structural strength. When mountains rise gravity drags them back down in short order geologically (less than a million years) hence why you don't see old extinct stratovolcanoes or frankly tall mountains of any type anywhere in the solar system. We even see the signs of major collapse scars on the enormous shield volcanoes of Mars as base don work in recent decades studying it with better imaging abilities from orbit it appears that Olympus Mons has been far more active far more recently than previously thought. (i.e. last major eruption only around a few million years ago). Thus in the case of a major flank collapse here its not a matter of if it will occur but when will it occur. It could happen next year or next millennia but it will happen eventually so its a matter of preparedness.
Could be something similar to Mt Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains. m.th-cam.com/video/AcU7jY0r_H8/w-d-xo.html. Note: this is not a fact, just a theory.
Topic Suggestion: The 1607 Bristol Channel Flood: Storm Surge or Tsunami? -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1607_Bristol_Channel_floods Additionally perhaps a discussion of the risks posed by old cold faults in South Wales or elsewhere in the UK and what potentially could happen if these faults were to fail.
Calling Chimborazo the tallest active volcano in the world might seem strange, (as Ojos del Salado truly holds the title) but if our metric is distance from Earth's core then it is correct.
It’s the highest, but not the tallest. The tallest is Mauna Loa
@@ecurewitz Actually the tallest from the sea floor to the peak is Mauna Kea as its height above sea level is 13,796 while Mauna Loa is 13,677. They are both about 19,700 feet above the sea floor.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 thanks for the correction. I always mix them up
@@ecurewitz It's easy to do cuz they are like huge twins. Truth is also that had to look it up to get the exact figures.
He was referring to distance from Earth’s center. Chimborazo’s summit is the farthest point point from Earth’s center due to its height and Earth’s equatorial bulge.
One interesting point is that Chimborazo isn't only the tallest volcano, but also the tallest mountain overall measured from the earth's core
Highest*
One of my favorite volcanoes to study! And it'd in my country so I love it 🥰
Didn't Bolivar write a poem about it?
It's one of my favorites also.
I've seen it in person. It's a massive, glacier covered volcanic mountain. Quite spectacular!!
I have lots of family in Riobamba, so we always visit when we go to Ecuador. The Sultan of the Andes, the mighty Chimborazo, is a truly massive mountain. The roadcuts showing all the ashfalls are beautiful and could be considered works of art. Strange how we never think that Chimborazo could destroy our city of Riobamba.
I've been to Chimborazo. A fabulous clear day -we got to see much of the mountain, usually clouds hide the peak. Spectacular views.
Same here. Massive, spectacular mountain....
Very interesting
This actually happens to be one my most favorite stratovolcanoes.
It has visibly extensive hydrothermal alteration.
Sector collapse during a future eruption should be taken into account because of that.
This volcano is extremely dangerous.
Yeah I saw that colorful hydrothermally altered rock in the images, I'm surprised more wasn't brought up about the risk of another lateral eruption/flank collapse landslide event.
@Dragrath1. I know, right?
This volcano is one we should worry about.
It has erupted on average every 1000 years and it hasn't erupted for 1400 years.
It's technically 400 years overdue for an eruption.
Yes. It reminds me of Cerro Negro.
It reminds me a *lot* of Mount Rainier. Both towering, scenic stratovolcanoes with large cities built on top of old collapse deposits, rather quiet as of recent centuries but historically quite active, and extensive hydrothermal alteration on the summits.
@@StuffandThings_ mt rainer, but less ice, and more fire.
great again, thanks
It's so tall and so on the equator. My Kerbal Space sense burns for it. Chimborazo is my favorite mountain and volcano.
I like these really high volcano's. They're so picturesque.
This volcano looks like another good candidate for a large VEI 6-7 eruption
I hope not. But as the old saying goes. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Someone pointed out the colorful hydrothermally altered rock so I suspect any large magmatic build up at Chimborazo is much more likely to produce another Bezymianny/Saint Helens like flank collapse eruption instead due to critical failure of the volcanoes flanks under the magmatic uplift associated with such a build up.
We went right by Chimborazo on a railroad car in the winter of 1991-1992. It isn't just tall. It is very massive and it takes a long time just to get around it.
Everyone in that city should be warned, they should show your video on their local news and in their local schools.
Indeed.
Chimborazo: not to be confused with the Civil War hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Ahh, the volcano whose summit is likely the furthest point from Earth’s center, which would make it taller than Mount Everest in that specific regard. Speaking of Mount Everest, could make a video on it? Thanks GeologyHub!
Here's an ovation for your oblation. 👏
Thanks!
Request! I'm from New England and wonder how Cape Cod and the Islands( Martha & Nantucket) came to be? Was is glacial related?
Your video title says it's the tallest. That's wrong. It's the highest.
Huge 😱
1:00 Cool!
Ecuador also holds the equatorial high point, which is high enough to even have glaciers (just barely). Its on another stratovolcano in the region. I'm not a massive fan of the Andes since they're mostly just typical andesitic subduction arc stratovolcanoes, but you have to respect the absolute size and power of some of the volcanoes there. Its also pretty neat simply how long that area has had a volcanic arc for, allowing for the insane amounts of uplift and volcanism that leads to superlatives like Ojos Del Salado.
The Andes are spectacular. The broad Altiplano, the string of volcanoes that stretch for thousands of miles, the second highest range of mountains in the world after the Himlalaya, the glaciers, the endemic flora and fauna, and indigenous cultures .... what's not to love!?!
Four of Ecuador's volcanoes have glaciers that persist to this day (and likely will for awhile yet): Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayambe and Antisana. Others have had glaciers until very recently. Tungurahua, for example, lost its glacier due to volcanic activity, while Corazón and Cotacachi lost theirs due to climate change.
@@stonew1927 Oh I find the region and its geography absolutely spectacular (particularly Chile), its just that geologically the volcanism there isn't particularly unique in many ways.
The Mt. Rainier of South America.
I see a second Pompeii in the future for this city.
please do Kamen and Klyuchevskoi of Russia and Mount Bromo of Indonesia. Judging by satellite view Bromo had a VEI 6-7 eruption sometime in the past with that caldera size
Tengger caldera, where Bromo resides! Culturally significant and very active, this cone is fascinating to cover. I think the view from nearby Batok around the surrounding landscape would be great for a panoramic photo.
Yes please!
@@bouteilledeau1463 Yes, I have visited and hiked into the caldera and along the crater edge of one of the many cones there. It was fascinating. I have it as my screen picture on my Google page.
A short but comprehensive review for a potential hazard in the central andean region of Ecuador. Thanks for process and show facts and data, that are unavailable in my country. A shame for us¡
I was about to ask what was the biggest volcano from base to summit, and then I stopped myself, because I realised that it's also the tallest mound: the Mauna Loa
When a clear boundary between lava/ash compositions looks like this, can we infer anything useful from it? Like perhaps its heat column melted through more recently, and the melted plate material was replaced by magma from a deeper layer? Or... other things I don't know enough to think of?
How about a video on the Sleeping Giant formation in New Haven, CT?
im pretty sure when anybody say "the highest" or something like that they are assuming you are talking abt from sea lvl not the center of the planet...just saying
Not so in geology. Case in point the worlds tallest mountain 1. Mauna Kea, 2. Chimborazo, or 3. Everest. One is measured from base to summit. The other from sea level to summit and the other from the core to summit.
And if your talking the highest mountain top (or volcano) from its base to its top----wait for it---- its Hawaii-- main island
Omg. Let’s hope that volcano never erupts or have a landslide ever again. Those people down there 😳
Sadly the odds of future landslides are effectively 100% for a mountain like this even if it never erupts again, simply because of gravity.
Also note the extensive colorful hydrothermally degraded rock that generally is a harbinger for future flank collapse events like Mount Saint Helens 1980 eruption or the Osciola mudflow from Tacoma/Rainier as it indicates that the rock that makes up the volcano is losing or has lost much of its structural strength. When mountains rise gravity drags them back down in short order geologically (less than a million years) hence why you don't see old extinct stratovolcanoes or frankly tall mountains of any type anywhere in the solar system. We even see the signs of major collapse scars on the enormous shield volcanoes of Mars as base don work in recent decades studying it with better imaging abilities from orbit it appears that Olympus Mons has been far more active far more recently than previously thought. (i.e. last major eruption only around a few million years ago).
Thus in the case of a major flank collapse here its not a matter of if it will occur but when will it occur. It could happen next year or next millennia but it will happen eventually so its a matter of preparedness.
@Dragrath1 we must worn the people who surround this ticking time bomb.
@@Dragrath1 I hope they have a quick evacuation plan by then cos that looks terrifying
Not only highest volcano relative to the center of the Earth, but also the highest point.
Request from me: Orizaba - highest mountain and volcano in Mexico.
Oblate Spheroid. Must have a gargantuan magma chamber to pump lava that far above sea level.
Thanks.
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David
Could be something similar to Mt Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains.
m.th-cam.com/video/AcU7jY0r_H8/w-d-xo.html.
Note: this is not a fact, just a
theory.
What’s the most prominent volcano?Kilimanjaro?
Do you think this volcanic mountain would be stable enough to support an electromagnetic catapult for space launch?
Axial seamount
mauna loa
They built the city...... WHERE? Oh, dear, that does not sound very good. WHAT? You have river front property? OK, well, for a while, at least.
Question: Has there ever been a case where 2 super volcanoes were erupting simultaneously?
🤔 Hmmmm. Good one.
A super volcano having an eruption doesn’t mean the eruption has to be large/significant, could very well be small… so very likely yes
@@Nemmy25 thank you. You are correct. I meant 2 explosive volcanoes
Oblate spheroid 🤦♂️
You need to start enunciating better certain words: "material", it's "mah- tee- rhee-al", not "mah-tree-al"
It all depends on which dialect of English you are speaking.
And you need to study the English language more. Its 'Annunciating certain words better' Not "annunciation better certain words"
Topic Suggestion: The 1607 Bristol Channel Flood: Storm Surge or Tsunami? -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1607_Bristol_Channel_floods
Additionally perhaps a discussion of the risks posed by old cold faults in South Wales or elsewhere in the UK and what potentially could happen if these faults were to fail.