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Mountain in Peru
Shinuacocha
Shinuacocha is located in PeruShinuacochaShinuacochaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates10°18′26″S 77°14′28″W / 10.30722°S 77.24111°W / -10.30722; -77.24111
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeCordillera Negra

Shinuacocha (possibly from Ancash Quechua shinwa nettle, qucha lake, "nettle lake") is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Corpanqui District, and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District.

The mountain was named after a little lake east of it in the Corpanqui District at 10°18′19″S 77°14′18″W / 10.30528°S 77.23833°W / -10.30528; -77.23833.

Sources

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ocros Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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