Lake Pomacochas

Lake Pomacochas
Lake Pomacocha
Partial view of Lake Pomacochas
Location Bongará Province, Amazonas
Coordinates 5°49′31″S 77°56′53″W / 5.82528°S 77.94806°W / -5.82528; -77.94806Coordinates: 5°49′31″S 77°56′53″W / 5.82528°S 77.94806°W / -5.82528; -77.94806
Basin countries Peru
Surface elevation 2,257 m (7,405 ft)[1]

Lake Pomacochas[1] or Lake Pomacocha[2][3] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake)[4] is a lake in Peru located near the town of Florida, Bongará Province, Amazonas.[5] It has an elevation of 2,257 metres (7,405 ft).[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lago Pomacochas". mincetur. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2014. p. 65.
  3. ↑ Peru 1:100 000, Jumbilla (12-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Bongará Province (Amazonas Region) showing "Lago / Laguna Pomacocha" east of the town "Florida / Pomacochas"


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