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Lake Pucacocha (Huaylas)

Coordinates: 8°51′31″S 77°37′50″W / 8.8587°S 77.6305°W / -8.8587; -77.6305
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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

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  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)