Isankani

Isankani
Isankani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,925 m (16,158 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°12′18″S 71°05′31″W / 15.20500°S 71.09194°W / -15.20500; -71.09194Coordinates: 15°12′18″S 71°05′31″W / 15.20500°S 71.09194°W / -15.20500; -71.09194
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Isankani (Quechua isanka basket; colander, Aymara -ni a suffix,[2] "the one with the basket (or colander)", hispanicized spelling Isangane) is a 4,925 m (16,158 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. Isankani lies east of Aqhu Phichaqa.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)


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