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    Siwinaqucha is a lake located in Peru's Cusco Region at an elevation of 4,873 meters, making it the 22nd highest lake in the world. Siwinaqucha is approximately 15.19 km long and 2.86 km at its widest point. The lake sits in the Willkanuta mountain range, south of Chumpi mountain and southwest of Kuntur Ikiña mountain.

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    Siwinaqucha is a lake located in Peru's Cusco Region at an elevation of 4,873 meters, making it the 22nd highest lake in the world. Siwinaqucha is approximately 15.19 km long and 2.86 km at its widest point. The lake sits in the Willkanuta mountain range, south of Chumpi mountain and southwest of Kuntur Ikiña mountain.

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    Siwinaqucha is a lake located in Peru's Cusco Region at an elevation of 4,873 meters, making it the 22nd highest lake in the world. Siwinaqucha is approximately 15.19 km long and 2.86 km at its widest point. The lake sits in the Willkanuta mountain range, south of Chumpi mountain and southwest of Kuntur Ikiña mountain.

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    11/19/13

    Siwinaqucha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Siwinaqucha
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    Coordinates:135124S710130W

    Siwinaqucha(Quechuasiwinawhistle,quchalake, lagoon,[1]hispanicizedspellingSibinacocha)isalakein Peru.Itisrankedasthe22nd[2]highestlakeintheworld. ItislocatedintheCuscoRegion,CanchisProvince, PitumarcaDistrict.Thelakeissituatedataheightofabout 4,873metres(15,988ft),about15.19kmlongand 2.86kmatitswidestpoint.Siwinaquchaliesinthe Willkanutamountainrange,southoftheChumpiand southwestoftheKunturIkia.

    Siwinaqucha

    Seealso
    SiwinaquchawithChumpiinthebackground

    Sinkrinaqucha ListoflakesinPeru

    Location Coordinates Basincountries Max.length

    CuscoRegion 135124S710130W Peru 15.19km(9.44mi)

    References

    1. ^TeofiloLaimeAjacopa,DiccionarioBilingeIskay 2.86km(1.78mi) Max.width simipiyuyayk'ancha,LaPaz,2007(QuechuaSpanish 4,873m(15,988ft) dictionary): siwina, wisina,khuyuna.Wislulu. s. Surfaceelevation Silbato. qucha, qhucha,quchacha. s.Laguna.Lago pequeo. qucha, qhucha. s.Lago.Granmasadeaguaenunadepresin. 2. ^Drews,Carl."TheHighestLakeintheWorld"(http://www.highestlake.com/highestlakeworld.html). www.highestlake.com/.Retrieved2September2012.

    INEI,CompendioEstadistica2007,page26 Retrievedfrom"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siwinaqucha&oldid=550812618" Categories: Perugeographystubs LakesofPeru CuscoRegion Thispagewaslastmodifiedon17April2013at14:17. TextisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionShareAlikeLicenseadditionaltermsmay apply.Byusingthissite,youagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy. WikipediaisaregisteredtrademarkoftheWikimediaFoundation,Inc.,anonprofitorganization.

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