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South America / Peru / Junin / Yanasinqa
Record SL-837225 · Wikidata Q13191351

Yanasinqa

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Elevation
5,400 m
17,717 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
11.5793° S, 76.1729° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Yanasinqa (Quechua yana black, sinqa nose, "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. The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Anticona 5,150 m SW 234° 1.1 km
Shawaq 5,100 m NE 25° 2.0 km
Mit'u 5,000 m N 8° 4.9 km