Khunurana (Carabaya-Melgar)
This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces Carabaya and Melgar in Peru. For other uses, see Khunurana.
| Khunurana | |
|---|---|
  Khunurana Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,553 m (18,219 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 14°05′01″S 70°46′11″W / 14.08361°S 70.76972°WCoordinates: 14°05′01″S 70°46′11″W / 14.08361°S 70.76972°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Melgar Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Khunurana (Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group,[2] Hispanicized spellings Jonorana, Kunurana) is a 5,553-metre-high (18,219 ft) mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Khunurana lies east of Hatunk'uchu and southeast of Jamp'atuni and Pumanuta.[3]
References
- ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 18, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
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