Piticocha
Piticocha is located in Peru
Piticocha
Piticocha
LocationAncash Region
Coordinates8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611[1]
Basin countriesPeru
Surface area0.916 km2 (916,000 m2)[2]
Surface elevation4,325 m (14,190 ft)[2]

Piticocha (possibly from Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake,[3] "gap lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District.[4] It is situated at a height of 4,325 m (14,190 ft) comprising an area of 0.916485 km2 (916,485 m2).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-15 at archive.today "Lagunas con nombre, Piticocha 08°25'55" S 77°54'58" W", retrieved on June 13, 2013
  2. 1 2 3 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)


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