Uma Jalanta (Potosí)
For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Uma Jalanta (La Paz).
| Uma Jalanta | |
|---|---|
  Uma Jalanta | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,760 m (15,620 ft) |
| Coordinates | 19°36′51″S 65°38′26″W / 19.61417°S 65.64056°WCoordinates: 19°36′51″S 65°38′26″W / 19.61417°S 65.64056°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia Potosí Department |
| Parent range | Andes, Khari Khari mountain range |
Uma Jalanta (Aymara uma water, jalaña to fly, running of water,[1] -nta a suffix) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,760 m (15,617 ft) high.[2] It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Uma Jalanta lies north-east of Challwiri Lake and the mountain Illimani.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
- ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)
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