Piticocha (Ancash)

This article is about the lake in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see P'itiqucha.
Piticocha
Piticocha is located in Peru
Piticocha
Piticocha
LocationAncash Region
Coordinates8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611[1]
Basin countriesPeru
Surface area0.916 km2 (916,000 m2)[2]
Surface elevation4,325 m (14,190 ft)[2]

Piticocha (possibly from Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake,[3] "gap lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District.[4] It is situated at a height of 4,325 m (14,190 ft) comprising an area of 0.916485 km2 (916,485 m2).[2]

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