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Landslide lake in Peru , Ancash Region
Lake Ichiccocha
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LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°56′14.6″S 77°40′42″W / 8.937389°S 77.67833°W / -8.937389; -77.67833
Lake typelandslide lake
Primary inflowsSanta Cruz Creek
Primary outflowsSanta Cruz Creek

Lake Ichiccocha (possibly from Ancash Quechua ichik small, little, few, Quechua qucha lake, "little lake") or Lake Chica is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It lies within Santa Cruz Creek, between the mountains Pomabamba to the north and Caraz to the south, southwest of the larger lake Jatuncocha.

Santa Cruz Creek (a right tributary of the Santa River) flows through the lake.

References

  1. ^ Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  2. Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (pdf)
  3. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) showing Ichikqucha labelled "Lago Chica"
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