Qiruqucha
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Location | Ancash Region |
Coordinates | 9°42′58″S 77°19′27″W / 9.71611°S 77.32417°WCoordinates: 9°42′58″S 77°19′27″W / 9.71611°S 77.32417°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Max. length | 2.43 km (1.51 mi) |
Max. width | 0.87 km (0.54 mi) |
Surface elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft)[1] |
Qiruqucha (Quechua,[2] hispanicized spelling Querococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac.[3] The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,058 ft), about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. Qiruqucha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of the mountains Yanamaray and Pukarahu, northwest of the Mururahu and the Qishqi (Gueshgue, Queshque) and east of the town Recuay.
See also
- Qishqiqucha
- List of lakes in Peru
References
- ↑ static.flickr.com
- ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticabamba, in LETRAS, Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 2002: (5-vowel-system) Qeroqocha - Laguna de árboles
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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