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Lake in Peru
Lake Yarinacocha
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Location of Lake Yarinacocha in Peru.Location of Lake Yarinacocha in Peru.Lake Yarinacocha
LocationUcayali Region
Coordinates13°51′24″S 71°01′30″W / 13.85667°S 71.02500°W / -13.85667; -71.02500
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length15.45 km (9.60 mi)
Max. width0.82 km (0.51 mi)
Average depth7 m (23 ft)
Max. depth19 m (62 ft)
Surface elevation149 m (489 ft)

Lake Yarinacocha (possibly from Quechua yarina ivory palm, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Ucayali Region, Coronel Portillo Province, Yarinacocha District. It is situated at a height of about 149 metres (489 ft), about 15.45 km long and 0.82 km at its widest point. Lake Yarinacocha lies west of the Ucayali River and northwest of Pucallpa.

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References

  1. ^ "LAGUNA YARINACOCHA" (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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