Lake Rajucocha

Lake Rajucocha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located at a height of about 4,700 metres (15,420 ft)[4] in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[5] The lake is 1.1 km long, 0.58 km wide, and has an area of 0.54 km2.[4] Lake Rajucocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, west of Santa Cruz Norte.[1][2]

Lake Rajucocha
Lake Rajucocha is located in Peru
Lake Rajucocha
Lake Rajucocha
LocationAncash
Peru
Coordinates8°51′49″S 77°44′10″W
Max. length1.10 km (0.68 mi)
Max. width0.58 km (0.36 mi)
Surface area0.540 km2 (0.208 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,700 m (15,400 ft)

References
  1. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. Inventario de Lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca (in Spanish). Autoridad Nacional del Agua - MINAG - Perú. 2009. p. 38.
  5. "UGEL Huaylas - Mapa" (PDF). ESCALE - Estadística de la Calidad Educativa - Mapas (in Spanish). MINEDU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-06-04.


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