Phasa Willk'i

Phasa Willk'i
Highest point
Elevation 5,034 m (16,516 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°14′25″S 68°32′31″W / 18.24028°S 68.54194°W / -18.24028; -68.54194Coordinates: 18°14′25″S 68°32′31″W / 18.24028°S 68.54194°W / -18.24028; -68.54194
Geography
Location Bolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Phasa Willk'i (Aymara phasa edible earth, willk'i gap,[2] "phasa gap", also spelled Pasa Willkhi, Phasa Willkhi) is a 5,034-metre (16,516 ft) high mountain in a volcanic complex[3] in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Phasa Willk'i lies southwest of Asu Asuni and Turi Turini. The Jaruma River originates east of the mountain. It flows to the south.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Agua Rica Hoja 5839-II
  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. Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 12/2006
  4. "Turco". Retrieved November 11, 2014.


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