Lake Allicocha
| Lake Allicocha | |
|---|---|
 Lake Allicocha | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Coordinates | 9°15′03″S 77°27′33″W / 9.25083°S 77.45917°WCoordinates: 9°15′03″S 77°27′33″W / 9.25083°S 77.45917°W |
| Max. length | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Max. width | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,543 m (14,905 ft) |
Lake Allicocha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua alli good, sane, qucha lake,[4] "good lake" or "sane lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District;[5] at a height of 4,543 metres (14,905 ft),[6] 204 m long and 113 m at its widest point.[7] Lake Allicocha lies southwest of Copa.[1][2]
The shore of the lake is covered with quenual trees (Polylepis sp.) and shrubs and herbs like: ichu (Jarava ichu), shunqu shunqu (Stangea erikae), botoncillo (Werneria dactylophylla), lleqllish qora (Werneria nubigena), warqu (Austrocylindropuntia flocossa), rima rima (Krapfia weberbaueri) and taulli macho (Lupinus weberbaueri).[3]
References
- 1 2 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
- 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- 1 2 "Laguna Allicocha". MINCETUR. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: alli - adj. Bueno, sano. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ↑ http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_asuncion.pdf - UGEL map of Asuncion Province
- ↑ Inventario de lagunas glaciares del Perú (PDF). ANA - Perú. 2014. p. 18.
- ↑ Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011
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