🌊 Lake Paucarcocha

Peru · Americas · 12.08°S, 76.00°W

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Lake Paucarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres (14,055 ft), about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. It has a catchment area of 213.6 km2. Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range, between P'itiqucha in the northwest and Piscococha and Chuspicocha in the southeast. Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source.

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Quick facts

CountryPeru
Continent / regionAmericas
Surface elevationunknown
Coordinates (approx.)12.08°S, 76.00°W · view on map

Lake Paucarcocha in Peru, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Surface elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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