Coordinates: 9°54′31″S 77°03′12″W / 9.90861°S 77.05333°W / -9.90861; -77.05333

Tancancocha

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Tancancocha
Huallanca mountain range and Tancancocha as seen from the archaeological site of Huánuco Pampa
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°54′31″S 77°03′12″W / 9.90861°S 77.05333°W / -9.90861; -77.05333
Geography
Tancancocha is located in Peru
Tancancocha
Tancancocha
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huallanca

Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua tanka fork, a deep bifurcation, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2][3] "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name.[4] The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca.[1]

The lake named Tancancocha lies in the Huallanca District[1][4] at 9°53′55″S 77°02′56″W / 9.89861°S 77.04889°W / -9.89861; -77.04889, northeast of the peak.

References

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) see Nevado Burro (NW)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ a b Alfred J. Bodenlos, George E. Ericksen, Lead-Zing Deposits of Cordillera Blanca and Northern Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, Geological Survey Bulletin 1017, see. sketch maps p.9-10