Coordinates: 21°53′18″S 66°34′27″W / 21.88833°S 66.57417°W / -21.88833; -66.57417

Nina Urqu

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Nina Urqu
Nina Urqu is located in Bolivia
Nina Urqu
Nina Urqu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,742 m (15,558 ft)[1]
Coordinates21°53′18″S 66°34′27″W / 21.88833°S 66.57417°W / -21.88833; -66.57417
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes

Nina Urqu (Quechua nina fire, urqu mountain,[2] "fire mountain", also spelled Nina Orkho) is a 4,742-metre-high (15,558 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, in the north of the Esmoruco Municipality, south-west of Guadalupe. Nina Urqu lies south-east of the mountains P'aqu Urqu, Waqrayuq and Muruq'u.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "San Antonio de Esmoruco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)