Lake Palcacocha

Lake Palcacocha
2002
Lake Palcacocha
LocationAncash Region
Coordinates9°23′49″S 77°22′47″W / 9.39694°S 77.37972°W / -9.39694; -77.37972
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevation4,566 m (14,980 ft)

Palcacocha (possibly from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork, qucha lake) is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province.

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