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Chulluncane (Peru)

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This article is about the mountain in Peru. For other uses, see Chullunkhäni.
Chulluncane
Chulluncane is located in Peru
Chulluncane
Chulluncane
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°45′49″S 69°52′12″W / 17.76361°S 69.87000°W / -17.76361; -69.87000
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District
Parent rangeAndes

Chulluncane (possibly from Aymara chullunkhä ('ä' stands for a long 'a') icicle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with icicles") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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