Yanasinqa Explained

Yanasinqa
Elevation M:5400
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Junín Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-11.5744°N -76.1719°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

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 of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Yanasinqa lies north of a lake named Waqraqucha and northeast of the peak of Antikuna and the Antikuna mountain pass.[3]

The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).[4]

Notes and References

  1. intranet2.minem.gob.pe/web, Resumen Ejecutivo - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CESEL Ingenieros, INFORME FINAL REV. 0, Plan de Cierre de la Sociedad Minera Austria Duvaz, August 2006
  2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN, Peru. June 10, 2014.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  4. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 8, No. 54, 1969, U. Petersen et al., Glaciar Yanasinga (Central Peru) Measurements