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Arequipa and Volcan Chachani

11/12/19 – 11/18/19 At sea level, atmospheric pressure is around 14.7 pounds per square inch.  At sixty thousand feet above sea level (~18,000 meters) it drops to one pound per square inch.  This elevation is known as the Armstrong limit in Honor of General Harry George Armstrong, who was the first to recognize the significance Read More