Death Valley Dethrones Impostor As Hottest Place On Earth

Well, of course elevation has everything to do with temperature. Proximity to the seacoast is the other big determinant.

Quito, Ecuador is within 25 km of the equator, but is at an elevation of 2850 m. For each of the twelve months of the year, independently, the average high varies between 18 and 19 C, and the average low, 9 and 11.

Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador is at an elevation of only 27 m, and the corresponding highs are 27-32 and the lows are 20-22. It is right on the coast, which serves to moderate the temp

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