Kiska P'anqa
Kiska P'anqa | |
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The Colca River and Kiska P'anqa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W / 15.46333°S 72.10806°WCoordinates: 15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W / 15.46333°S 72.10806°W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Kiska P'anqa Peru | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Kiska P'anqa (Quechua kiska thorn, p'anqa bract,[2] "thorn bract", hispanicized spelling Quiscapanca, possibly erroneously also Quiscapampa)[1][3][4] is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. Kiska P'anqa lies northwest of Uqi Q'asa and southwest of Ayri Qutu.[1]
Kiska P'anqa (also spelled Jesjapanca) is also the name of the peak southeast of the mountain at 15°29′59″S 72°03′53″W / 15.49972°S 72.06472°W. It is about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) showing Quiscapampa
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved May 28, 2015. showing Quiscapanca
- ↑ Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de la UEA Chaquelle, see Quiscapanca
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