Antapite

For the mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Andavite.
Antapite
Antapite

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,410 m (14,470 ft)
Coordinates 13°31′05″S 74°32′57″W / 13.51806°S 74.54917°W / -13.51806; -74.54917Coordinates: 13°31′05″S 74°32′57″W / 13.51806°S 74.54917°W / -13.51806; -74.54917
Geography
Location Ayacucho, Peru
Parent range Andes

Antapite[1][2] (possibly from Quechua anta copper, p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption[3]) is a 4,410-metre-high (14,469 ft)[1] mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, on the border of the districts of Paras and Totos. Antapite lies north of mount Ccerone.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Paras (28-n). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ↑ "UGEL Cangallo" (PDF). ESCALE - Mapas DRE y UGEL. Unidad de Estadística Educativa - Ministerio de Educación (Perú). 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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