Tancancocha
Tancancocha | |
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![]() Huallanca mountain range and Tancancocha as seen from the archaeological site of Huánuco Pampa | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 9°54′31″S 77°03′12″W / 9.90861°S 77.05333°WCoordinates: 9°54′31″S 77°03′12″W / 9.90861°S 77.05333°W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Tancancocha Peru | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Huallanca |
Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua tanka fork, a deep bifurcation, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2][3] "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name.[4] The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca.[1]
The lake named Tancancocha lies in the Huallanca District[1][4] at 9°53′55″S 77°02′56″W / 9.89861°S 77.04889°W, northeast of the peak.
References[]
- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) see Nevado Burro (NW)
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ a b Alfred J. Bodenlos, George E. Ericksen, Lead-Zing Deposits of Cordillera Blanca and Northern Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, Geological Survey Bulletin 1017, see. sketch maps p.9-10
Categories:
- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Ancash Region
- Lakes of Peru
- Lakes of Ancash Region
- Ancash Region geography stubs