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Anqasqucha (Huancavelica)

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Max. length
  
1.8 km (1.1 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,644 m

Length
  
1.8 km

Max. width
  
0.86 km (0.53 mi)

Area
  
127 ha

Width
  
860 m

Location
  
Peru Huancavelica Region

Surface area
  
126.53 ha (312.7 acres)

Anqasqucha (Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake, "blue lake", hispanicized spelling Angascocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,644 metres (15,236 ft), about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Anqasqucha lies east of Aqchiqucha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Anqasqucha, too.

Map of Anqasqucha, Peru

References

Anqasqucha (Huancavelica) Wikipedia


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