Chhanka

Chhanka
Chhanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,050 m (16,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°32′40″S 76°52′50″W / 10.54444°S 76.88056°W / -10.54444; -76.88056Coordinates: 10°32′40″S 76°52′50″W / 10.54444°S 76.88056°W / -10.54444; -76.88056
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes

Chhanka (Quechua for cliff,[2] hispanicized spelling Chanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high . It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Chhanka lies southwest of Pishtaq. A little lake named Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake") lies at its feet.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
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