Jatuncocha (Caraz)

Jatuncocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°55′41″S 77°39′33″W / 8.92806°S 77.65917°W / -8.92806; -77.65917Coordinates: 8°55′41″S 77°39′33″W / 8.92806°S 77.65917°W / -8.92806; -77.65917[1]
Surface area 0.486550 km2 (486,550 m2)[2]
Surface elevation 3,886 m (12,749 ft)[2]

Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, large qucha lake,[3][4] "big lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[5][6][7] It is situated at a height of 3,886 m (12,749 ft) comprising an area of 0.486550 km2 (486,550 m2).[2] Jatunccocha lies in the Santa Cruz gorge between the peaks of Quitaraju in the north and Caraz in the south, northeast of a smaller lake named Ichiccocha (Quechua for "little lake").

The Santa Cruz Creek flows through the lake. It is a right tributary of the Santa River.

References

  1. ↑ wikimapia.org "Laguna Jatunqocha", retrieved on June 10, 2013
  2. 1 2 3 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ pleinenature.free.fr Detailed map of the area showing "L. Jatuncocha"
  6. ↑ andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca showing "L. Jatuncocha"
  7. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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