Location Peru, Ancash Region Elevation 5,200 m | Parent range Andes, Huallanca | |
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Ranges Andes, Huallanca mountain range | ||
Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua tanka fork, a deep bifurcation, -n a suffix, qucha lake, "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca.
The lake named Tancancocha lies in the Huallanca District at 9°53′55″S 77°02′56″W, northeast of the peak.
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