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Lake Angascocha

Coordinates: 12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722
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Lake Angascocha
Location of the lake in Peru.
Location of the lake in Peru.
Lake Angascocha
LocationPeru
Huancavelica Region
Coordinates12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722
Max. length1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Max. width0.86 km (0.53 mi)
Surface area126.53 ha (312.7 acres)[1]
Surface elevation4,644 m (15,236 ft)

Lake Angascocha (possibly from Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.[3] It is situated at a height of approximately 4,644 metres (15,236 ft), about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point.[citation needed] Lake Angascocha lies east of Lake Acchicocha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Angascocha, too.[3]

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  1. ^ Municipalidad Distrital de Acobambilla, Instalación del servicio de agua del sistema de riego Usa Corral en el distrito de Acobambilla Provincia de Huancavelica Región Huancavelica
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (1) (Huancavelica Region)