Yanaqucha (Bolognesi)

This article is about the lake in the Bolognesi Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 10°02′32.4″S 77°12′30.1″W / 10.042333°S 77.208361°W / -10.042333; -77.208361Coordinates: 10°02′32.4″S 77°12′30.1″W / 10.042333°S 77.208361°W / -10.042333; -77.208361[1]
Surface area 0.186192 km2 (186,192 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,373 m (14,347 ft)[1]

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", also spelled Yanacocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,373 m (14,347 ft) comprising an area of 0.186192 km2 (186,192 m2).[1] Yanaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District. The lake receives waters from the Yanaqucha brook which originates southwest of the peak of Rahu Kutaq.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  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 Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)


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