Yanasinqa

Yanasinqa
Yanasinqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°W / -11.57444; -76.17194Coordinates: 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°W / -11.57444; -76.17194 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Yanasinqa (Quechua yana black, sinqa nose,[3] "black nose", hispanicized spelling Yanashinga, Yanasinga) or Yanashinqa (in the local Quechua variant) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Yanasinqa lies north of a lake named Waqraqucha and northeast of the peak of Antikuna and the Antikuna mountain pass.[4]

The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).[5]

References

  1. ↑ intranet2.minem.gob.pe/web, Resumen Ejecutivo - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CESEL Ingenieros, INFORME FINAL REV. 0, Plan de Cierre de la Sociedad Minera Austria Duvaz, August 2006
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  5. ↑ Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 8, No. 54, 1969, U. Petersen et al., Glaciar Yanasinga (Central Peru) Measurements


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