Lake Angascocha

Lake Angascocha
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722Coordinates: 12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722
Max. length 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Max. width 0.86 km (0.53 mi)
Surface area 126.53 ha (312.7 acres)[1]
Surface elevation 4,644 m (15,236 ft)

Lake Angascocha (possibly from Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.[3] It is situated at a height of approximately 4,644 metres (15,236 ft), about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Lake Angascocha lies east of Lake Acchicocha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Angascocha, too.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Municipalidad Distrital de Acobambilla, Instalación del servicio de agua del sistema de riego Usa Corral en el distrito de Acobambilla Provincia de Huancavelica Región Huancavelica
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (1) (Huancavelica Region)


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