Algay (Chaulán)
Appearance
Algay | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,425 m (14,518 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W / 10.08417°S 76.39194°W |
Geography | |
Location | Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Pedro de Chaulán District |
Parent range | Andes |
Algay (possibly from Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3]) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,425 m (14,518 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Chaulán District. It lies northeast of a lake and a mountain named Queuluacocha.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. see: alqay
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)