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Copap

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Elevation
  
5,570 m

Mountain range
  
Copap

Parent range
  
Similar
  
Perlilla, Chequiaraju, Huamashraju, Yanamarey, Palcaraju

Copap (possibly from Quechua qupa the mineral turquoise and the turquoise color, -p a suffix,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,570 metres (18,274 ft) or 5,579 metres (18,304 ft) above sea level depending on the source. It is located in Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash; in the same massif as Perlilla which belongs to the glacial system of Copap.

Map of Qupap, Peru

In 1998, it was reported to have the longest glacier in the Cordillera Blanca range (7 kilometres (4 mi)).

References

Copap Wikipedia


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