Yanasinqa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) |
Coordinates | 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°WCoordinates: 11°34′28″S 76°10′19″W / 11.57444°S 76.17194°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
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 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) 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.
The Yanasinqa glacier is one of those which have been observed regularly during a period of 24 years (1944-1968).