Lake Pucacocha (Huaylas)

This article is about the lake in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha (disambiguation).
Lake Pucacocha
Lake Pucacocha is located in Peru
Lake Pucacocha
Lake Pucacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°51′31″S 77°37′50″W / 8.8587°S 77.6305°W / -8.8587; -77.6305
Lake typeNatural freshwater lake
Primary inflowsmelt from mountains
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length680 m (2,230 ft)
Max. width620 m (2,030 ft)
Surface area0.277201 km2 (277,201 m2)[1]
Surface elevation4,494 m (14,744 ft)[1]
Islands1

Lake Pucacocha (possibly from Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,494 m (14,744 ft) comprising an area of 0.277201 km2 (277,201 m2).[1] Pukaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, northwest of the highest peak of Pucajirca (Quechua for "red mountain").[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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