Suerococha (Huallanca)

Suerococha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 10°02′4.6″S 76°58′15.5″W / 10.034611°S 76.970972°W / -10.034611; -76.970972Coordinates: 10°02′4.6″S 76°58′15.5″W / 10.034611°S 76.970972°W / -10.034611; -76.970972[1]
Surface area 0.035992 km2 (35,992 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,450 m (14,600 ft)[1]

Suerococha (possibly from Quechua suyru a very long dress tracked after when worn, qucha lake,[2]) is a lake in the south of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,450 m (14,600 ft) comprising an area of 0.035992 km2 (35,992 m2).[1] Suerococha is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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