Lake Querococha

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Lake Querococha
File:Laguna Querococha.jpg
Querococha and Mount Pucaraju (center-left). In the background the Yanamarey glacier is visible.
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LocationAncash, Peru
Coordinates{{WikidataCoord}} – malformed coordinate data
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length2.43 km (1.51 mi)
Max. width0.87 km (0.54 mi)
Surface elevation3,980 m (13,060 ft)[1]

Lake Querococha[2][3][1] (possibly from Quechua qiru ceremonial drinking vessel, or q'iru wood and qucha lake;[4][5] "qiru lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac.[6] The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft),[1] about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.[citation needed] Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay.

Climate

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Climate data for Lake Querococha elevation 4,037 m (13,245 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
12.8
(55.0)
12.9
(55.2)
13.5
(56.3)
14.0
(57.2)
13.9
(57.0)
13.9
(57.0)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
14.4
(57.9)
14.3
(57.7)
13.8
(56.8)
13.8
(56.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
7.7
(45.9)
7.8
(46.0)
7.9
(46.2)
7.8
(46.0)
7.3
(45.1)
7.2
(45.0)
7.6
(45.7)
7.9
(46.2)
8.0
(46.4)
7.9
(46.2)
7.8
(46.0)
7.7
(45.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)
2.5
(36.5)
2.6
(36.7)
2.3
(36.1)
1.5
(34.7)
0.7
(33.3)
0.4
(32.7)
0.6
(33.1)
1.2
(34.2)
1.6
(34.9)
1.5
(34.7)
1.8
(35.2)
1.6
(34.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 150.4
(5.92)
155.7
(6.13)
169.5
(6.67)
89.3
(3.52)
38.0
(1.50)
13.3
(0.52)
6.7
(0.26)
13.5
(0.53)
41.3
(1.63)
88.1
(3.47)
94.4
(3.72)
125.6
(4.94)
985.8
(38.81)
Average relative humidity (%) 70 72 66 61 58 60 57 58 60 64 63 66 63
Source 1: Gobierno Regional de Ancash[7]
Source 2: Institut de recherche pour le développement (precipitation)[8]

See also

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References

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  4. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
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