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South America / Peru / Tancancocha
Record SL-864151 · Wikidata Q25100460

Tancancocha

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Elevation
5,200 m
17,060 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
9.9086° S, 77.0533° W
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Tancancocha
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Description

Wikipedia

Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua tanka fork, a deep bifurcation, -n a suffix, qucha lake, "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. The lake named Tancancocha lies in the Huallanca District at 9°53′55″S 77°02′56″W, northeast of the peak.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Chuspi 5,090 m N 355° 1.4 km
Huallanca 5,470 m SE 120° 1.8 km
Cumbre de los Burros 5,300 m SE 132° 2.1 km
Kuntur Wayi 5,171 m S 161° 3.7 km
Tankan 5,162 m N 347° 4.2 km
Kunkush (Bolognesi) 4,626 m E 102° 4.9 km