Yanacocha (Asunción)

Yanacocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Yanaqucha; yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.[2][3] It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres (13,944 ft), about 470 m long and 161 m at its widest point.[4] Yanacocha lies north-west of the mountain Perlilla, north-east of the mountain Pomabamba, south-west of the lakes Huegroncocha and Runtococha and north-east of the lakes Lauricocha and Paqarisha.

This article is about the lake in the Asunción Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Location of Yanacocha in Peru.
Location of Yanacocha in Peru.
Yanacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°16′05″S 77°21′00″W
Max. length470 m (1,540 ft)
Max. width161 m (528 ft)
Surface elevation4,250 m (13,940 ft)

See also

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yana - adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
  3. andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca showing "L. Yanacocha" and the Perlilla
  4. Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011


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