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Huegroncocha

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Location
  
Peru Ancash Region

Max. width
  
120 m (390 ft)

Max. length
  
393 m (1,289 ft)

Surface elevation
  
4,250 m (13,940 ft)

Huegroncocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Wiqrunqucha; wiqru twisted, bent, -n a suffix, qucha lake,) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,250 metres (13,944 ft), 393 m long and 120 m at its widest point. Huegroncocha lies north of the lake Yanacocha and west of the lake Runtococha.

Map of Wiqrunqucha, Peru

References

Huegroncocha Wikipedia