Ñausacocha

Ñausacocha
Ñausacocha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,152 m (16,903 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°28′49″S 75°56′33″W / 10.48028°S 75.94250°W / -10.48028; -75.94250Coordinates: 10°28′49″S 75°56′33″W / 10.48028°S 75.94250°W / -10.48028; -75.94250
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Huaguruncho

Ñausacocha[1] (possibly from Quechua ñawsa blind, qucha lake,[2] "blind lake") is a 5,152-metre-high (16,903 ft) mountain and a nearby lake of the same name in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1] The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District, north of Huaguruncho.[1][3]

Lake Ñausacocha lies at the southwestern slope of the peak at 10°29′19″S 75°57′05″W / 10.48861°S 75.95139°W / -10.48861; -75.95139.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Peru 1:100 000, Pozuzo (21-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
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