Ecuador
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Ecuador
Official name: | Republic of Ecuador |
Capital: | Quito |
Area: | total: 283,560 sq km note: includes Galapagos Islands water: 6,720 sq km land: 276,840 sq km |
Climate: | tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands |
Location: | Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru |
Geographic coordinates: | 2 00 S, 77 30 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Nevada |
Land boundaries: | total: 2,010 km border countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km |
Coastline: | 2,237 km |
Terrain: | coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m |
Map of Ecuador