Qupap

Qupap

Qupap (center-right) as seen from above
Elevation 5,570 m (18,270 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains in the Andes
Location
Qupap

Peru

Range Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°17′S 77°20′W / 9.283°S 77.333°WCoordinates: 9°17′S 77°20′W / 9.283°S 77.333°W[2]

Qupap (Quechua qupa the mineral turquoise and the turquoise color, -p a suffix,[3] hispanicized Copap) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,570 metres (18,274 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.[1][4] It is situated in the same massif as Perlilla which belongs to the glacial system of Qupap.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Dirección de Conservación y Planeamiento de Recursoso Hìdricos, Unidad de Glaciología y Recursos Hídricos, Inventario de Glaciares Cordillera Blanca, p. 60
  2. ↑ Edson Plasencia Sánchez, Glaciares, cambio climático y actividades productivas: El caso de Perú, in: María Paz Aedo, Teresa Montecinos, Glaciares andinos, Recursos hídricos y cambio climático: Desafíos para la Justicia Climática en el Cono Sur, p. 44 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)