Yanasinqa
| Yanasinqa | |
|---|---|
  Yanasinqa Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°WCoordinates: 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°W[2] |
Yanasinqa (Quechua yana black, sinqa nose,[3] "black nose", hispanicized spelling Yanashinga, Yanasinga) or Yanashinqa (in the local Quechua variant) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Yanasinqa lies north of the lake Waqraqucha and north-east of the mountain Antikuna and the Antikuna mountain pass.[4]
The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).[5]
References
- ↑ intranet2.minem.gob.pe/web, Resumen Ejecutivo - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CESEL Ingenieros, INFORME FINAL REV. 0, Plan de Cierre de la Sociedad Minera Austria Duvaz, August 2006
- ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
- ↑ Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 8, No. 54, 1969, U. Petersen et al., Glaciar Yanasinga (Central Peru) Measurements