| Yanacocha | |
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  Yanacocha | |
| Location | Peru Ancash Region |
| Coordinates | 9°16′05″S 77°21′00″W / 9.26806°S 77.35000°W |
| Max. length | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Max. width | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,250 m (13,940 ft) |
Yanacocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Yanaqucha; yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash Region.[2][3] It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres (13,944 ft), about 470 m long and 161 m at its widest point.[4] Yanacocha lies north-west of the mountain Perlilla, north-east of the mountain Pomabamba, south-west of the lakes Huegroncocha and Runtococha and north-east of the lakes Lauricocha and Paqarisha.
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- ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yana - adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca showing "L. Yanacocha" and the Perlilla
- ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011
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