Iru Uma

Iru Uma
Iru Uma

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,055 m (16,585 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°55′30″S 70°10′52″W / 16.92500°S 70.18111°W / -16.92500; -70.18111Coordinates: 16°55′30″S 70°10′52″W / 16.92500°S 70.18111°W / -16.92500; -70.18111
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Iru Uma (Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, uma water,[2] 'feather grass water', Hispanicized spelling Irohuma, Irouma) is a 5,055-metre-high (16,585 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Iru Uma lies southeast of Wisk'acha Lake and southwest of the mountain Wisk'acha.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, 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. ↑ Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Ley de Saneamiento y Organización Territorial de la Provincia y Distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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