Lake Uspaccocha

Lake Uspaccocha
Lake Uspaycocha
Lake Uspaccocha
Location Apurímac Region
Coordinates 13°34′28″S 72°53′18″W / 13.57444°S 72.88833°W / -13.57444; -72.88833Coordinates: 13°34′28″S 72°53′18″W / 13.57444°S 72.88833°W / -13.57444; -72.88833
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 0.45 kilometres (0.28 mi)
Max. width 0.15 kilometres (0.093 mi)
Surface area 0.052 square kilometres (0.020 sq mi)
Max. depth 10 metres (33 ft)
Surface elevation 3,750 metres (12,300 ft)
References [1]

Lake Uspaccocha[2][3] or Uspaycocha[4] (possibly from Quechua uspha, uchpha ash, rest of combustion, qucha lake, lagoon,[5] "ash lake") is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Abancay District. It is situated in the Ampay National Sanctuary, at 3750 meters above sea level, north of the city of Abancay.[4]

Lake Uspaccocha

References

  1. Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay (in Spanish). MINAG/INRENA. 2004. p. 20.
  2. Hostnig, R. (2008). El Santuario Nacional Ampay. University of Texas. p. 17.
  3. Box, Ben; Frankham, Steve. Footprint Handbooks: Cuzco & the Inca heartland. Footprint.
  4. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Abancay (28-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): uspha, UCHPHA - s. Ceniza. Resto de la combustión. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.


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