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Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. Quito is the only capital city that was developed so close to an active volcano. [21] Pichincha volcano has several summits, among them Ruku Pichincha at 4,700 m (15,400 ft) above sea level and Guagua Pichincha at 4,794 m (15,728 ft).
La Paz, Bolivia Quito, Ecuador Bogotá, Colombia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thimphu, Bhutan Asmara, Eritrea Sana'a, Yemen Mexico City, Mexico Tehran, Iran Kabul, Afghanistan Nairobi, Kenya Kathmandu, Nepal. This is a list of national capitals ordered by elevation. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities ...
Quito Ecuador: 2850 9350 27 Tunja Colombia: 2820 9310 28 Ayacucho Peru: 2761 9058 29 Riobamba Ecuador: 2754 9035 30 Cajamarca Peru: 2750 9022 31 Latacunga Ecuador: 2750 9022 32 Sucre Bolivia: 2750 9022 33 Bogotá Colombia: 2640 8661 34 Duitama Colombia: 2590 8497 35 Ambato Ecuador: 2577 8454 36 Cochabamba Bolivia: 2574 8445 37 Sogamoso Colombia ...
El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
Above sea level to an altitude of 450 meters (1,476 ft), the islands have a mixture of tropical, subtropical, and temperate climates. In general, temperatures are around 17 °C (62.6 °F). There is constant fog and drizzle in the summer and rain in the winter. The cold level above 450 meters (1,476 ft) has temperatures below 14 °C (57.2 °F).
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
sea level 406 m 1,332 ft Guatemala: Volcán Tajumulco [t] 4203 m 13,789 ft North Pacific Ocean Caribbean Sea: sea level 4220 m 13,845 ft Guernsey: Le Moulin: 114 m 374 ft English Channel: sea level 114 m 374 ft Guinea: Mont Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) 1752 m 5,748 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 1752 m 5,748 ft Guinea-Bissau: Dongol Rondè ...
Altimetry is the measurement of altitude or elevation above sea level. Common techniques are: [8] [9] Surveying, especially levelling. Global Navigation Satellite System (such as GPS), where a receiver determines a location from pseudoranges to multiple satellites. A geoid is needed to convert the 3D position to sea-level elevation.