Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)

Urqunqucha
Urqunqucha
	Urqunqucha
Location	Peru ; Ancash Region
Coordinates	8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°WCoordinates: 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W
Surface area	0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2)
Surface elevation	4,260 m (13,980 ft)

Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male; mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake,^[2] "male's lake" or "lake of the mountain", also spelled Orconcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m (13,980 ft) comprising an area of 0.127530 km² (127,530 m²).^[1] Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").^[3]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region)

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[ana-1] Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014

[laime-2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.

[escale-3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region)

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Urqunqucha
Urqunqucha
Location	Peru Ancash Region
Coordinates	8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111Coordinates: 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111

Surface area	0.127530 km² (127,530 m²)^[1]
Surface elevation	4,260 m (13,980 ft)^[1]