| Lake Aricota | |
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  Lake Aricota | |
| Location | Candarave Province, Tacna Region, Peru |
| Coordinates | 17°21′36″S 70°17′37″W / 17.36000°S 70.29361°W |
| Type | Landslide lake |
| Primary inflows | Callazas River, Jaruma Creek |
| Primary outflows | Curibaya River |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Water volume | 140 cubic kilometres (34 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,800 metres (9,186 ft) |
Lake Aricota[1][2][3] (possibly from Aymara ari pointed, sharp, quta lake)[4] is a lake in Candarave Province, region of Tacna, Peru. It has an elevation of 2,800 metres (9,186 ft) above sea level.[2][3]
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Tarata (35-v). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b Placzek, Christa; Quade, Jay; Betancourt, Julio (2001). "Holocene Lake-Level Fluctuations of Lake Aricota, Southern Peru". Quaternary Research. 56: 181–190. doi:10.1006/qres.2001.2263.
- ^ a b "Laguna de Aricota". Inventario Turistico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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