Yanacocha (possibly from in the
Quechua spelling ''Yanaqucha''; ''yana'' black, very dark, ''qucha'' lake, "black lake") is a lake in the
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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located in
Chacas District,
Asunción Province,
Ancash Region
Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...
. It is situated at a height of about , about 470 m long and 161 m at its widest point.
[Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011] 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.
See also
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Copap
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Ancash
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