Jatunjirca (Huari)

This article is about the mountain in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatun Hirka.
Jatunjirca
Jatunjirca

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 3,800 m (12,500 ft)
Coordinates 9°22′52″S 77°10′57″W / 9.38111°S 77.18250°W / -9.38111; -77.18250Coordinates: 9°22′52″S 77°10′57″W / 9.38111°S 77.18250°W / -9.38111; -77.18250
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Jatunjirca[1][2] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[3][4] "big mountain", also spelled ) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,800 m (12,500 ft).[1][5] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District, southwest of Huari and west of the village of Yacya.[1][2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3. C° Jantujirca


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