Yanasinqa (
Quechua ''yana'' black, ''sinqa'' nose,
"black nose", Hispanicized spelling ''Yanashinga, Yanasinga'') or Yanashinqa (in the local Quechua variant) is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Junín Partido
**Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
*Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
*Junín, Cundinamarca
*Juní ...
,
Yauli Province,
Morococha District
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. Yanasinqa lies north of a lake named
Waqraqucha and northeast of the peak of
Antikuna and the
Antikuna mountain pass.
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The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).
[Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 8, No. 54, 1969, U. Petersen et al., Glaciar Yanasinga (Central Peru) Measurements]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Junín Region
Glaciers of Peru
Landforms of Junín Region
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