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Antacocha (Junín)

Coordinates: 11°01′29″S 75°56′42″W / 11.02472°S 75.94500°W / -11.02472; -75.94500
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Antacocha
Location of the lake in Peru.
Location of the lake in Peru.
Antacocha
LocationJunín Region, Junín Province, Junín District
Coordinates11°01′29″S 75°56′42″W / 11.02472°S 75.94500°W / -11.02472; -75.94500
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevation4,247 m (13,934 ft)

Antacocha (possibly from Quechua anta copper, qucha lake,[1] "copper lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Junín Province, Junín District. It lies east of Lake Junin and northwest of Alcacocha at an elevation of 4,247 metres (13,934 ft)[2][3]

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)
  3. ^ Google Earth